Tadeusz Andrzejewski (1923–1961) was a Polish
archeologist and
Egyptologist.
Life
Andrzejewski was born in
Łódź. After leaving school, he joined the staff of the
Warsaw National Museum in the 1940s, and was appointed to a post in
University of Warsaw, 1951.
In 1951 Tadeusz became secretary of the Polish Archaeological Mission in
Cairo and 1959 he assisted
Kazimierz Michałowski at the excavations at
Mirmeki, 1956, then spent four years at
Tell Atrib, (1957–1961) in the
Nile Delta
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During his last year there he made an independent survey of many of the archaeological sites of the Delta and prepared a report on them; during the reconstruction work carried out by the Polish Archeological Institute at the temple of
Hatshepsut at
Deir el-Bahari he was responsible for the epigraphic work.
The Egyptian Antiquities Service also appointed him to publish the tomb of
Ramesses III, all the notes for this being almost completed at his death.
Andrzejewski also took part in the 1959 Polish expedition to
Nubia and made the documentation survey of
Faras. He published two books in French, 23 articles, a history of
Ancient Egypt, a book on Egyptian poetry, a new commentary on
Bolesław Prus'
historical novel
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Pharaoh'', ''Księga Umarłych piastunki Kai'', and many others.
See also
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