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Champollion, Jean François
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A celebrated French Egyptologist, born in Figeac, dep. of Lot; early gave himself to the study of Coptic and Egyptian antiquities; was the first to decipher the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt, a great discovery; conducted a scientific expedition to Egypt in 1828, and returned in 1830 with the fruits of his researches; a chair of Egyptology was in consequence instituted in the College of France, and he was installed as the first professor; his writings on the science, of which he laid the foundation, are numerous (1790-1832).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Champollion, Jean François'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/champollion-jean-franois.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Champollion, Jean François'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/champollion-jean-franois.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.