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'''François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette''' ( | |native = | ||
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|birth = 11 February 1821<br>{{Wiki|Boulogne-sur-Mer}}, [[Kingdom of France]] | |||
|death = 18 January 1881<br>[[Cairo]], [[Egypt|Khedivate of Egypt]] | |||
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|species = [[Human]] | |||
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|affiliates = Egyptian Department of Antiquities | |||
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'''François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette''' (1821 – 1881) was a [[France|French]] archaeologist and [[Egypt]]ologist. | |||
In 1858, Viceroy of Egypt created the Antiquities Service where Mariette, supported by a team of foreign scholars, exerted an iron grip. He carried out his work across Egypt and into Nubia, intervening on almost every major site.<ref name= "Early Organization">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – Rediscovering Egypt: Early Organization</ref> In the same year, Mariette discovered the {{Wiki|Inventory Stela}}<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – The Riddles of the Sphinx: The Importance of Red</ref> and requested a museum be created for keeping unearthed artifacts in Egypt.<ref name= "Early Organization"/> | ==Biography== | ||
In 1858, the {{Wiki|Sa'id of Egypt|Viceroy of Egypt}} created the {{Wiki|Supreme Council of Antiquities|Antiquities Service}} where Mariette, supported by a team of foreign scholars, exerted an iron grip. He carried out his work across Egypt and into [[Nubia]], intervening on almost every major site.<ref name= "Early Organization">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – Rediscovering Egypt: "Early Organization"</ref> In the same year, Mariette discovered the {{Wiki|Inventory Stela}}<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – The Riddles of the Sphinx: "The Importance of Red"</ref> and requested a [[Egyptian Museum|museum]] be created for keeping unearthed artifacts in Egypt.<ref name= "Early Organization"/> | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:50, 23 August 2022
François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette (1821 – 1881) was a French archaeologist and Egyptologist.
Biography[edit | edit source]
In 1858, the Viceroy of Egypt created the Antiquities Service where Mariette, supported by a team of foreign scholars, exerted an iron grip. He carried out his work across Egypt and into Nubia, intervening on almost every major site.[1] In the same year, Mariette discovered the Inventory Stela[2] and requested a museum be created for keeping unearthed artifacts in Egypt.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt – Rediscovering Egypt: "Early Organization"
- ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt – The Riddles of the Sphinx: "The Importance of Red"