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Maspero
People with the name Maspero include: *François Maspero (1932–2015), French author and journalist *Gaston Maspero (1846–1916), French Egyptologist *Georges Maspero (1872–1942), French sinologist, son of Gaston *Henri Maspero (1882–1945), French sinologist, son of Gaston *Jean Maspero (1885–1915), French papyrologist, son of Gaston *Riccardo Maspero (born 1970), Italian footballer Other uses *Maspero television building, Cairo, Egypt * Maspero demonstrations, demonstrations by Egyptian Copts in 2011 * Éditions Maspero, Paris publishing house founded by François Maspero {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston Maspero
Sir Gaston Camille Charles Maspero (23 June 1846 – 30 June 1916) was a French Egyptologist and director general of excavations and antiquities for the Egyptian government. Widely regarded as the foremost Egyptologist of his generation, he began his career teaching Egyptian language in Paris becoming a professor at the Collège de France. In 1880, he led an archaeological mission to Egypt, which later became the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale. In 1881, Maspero's investigation led to the discovery of a hidden tomb near Dayr al-Baḥrī, containing 40 mummies, including pharaohs Seti I, Amenhotep I, Thutmose III, and Ramses II. His study of these findings was published in (1889). After a brief period in Paris, he returned to Egypt to organize a vast collection of antiquities at a museum in Cairo's Būlāq district, which later became the foundation of the Egyptian Museum established in 1902. During his second tenure as director general (1899–1914), Maspero re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
