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|image=DTAE Auguste Mariette.png | |name = Auguste Mariette | ||
|birth=11 February 1821<br>{{Wiki|Boulogne-sur-Mer}}, [[Kingdom of France]] | |native = | ||
|death=18 January 1881<br>[[Cairo]], [[Egypt|Khedivate of Egypt]] | |image = DTAE Auguste Mariette.png | ||
|species=[[Human]] | |birth = 11 February 1821<br>{{Wiki|Boulogne-sur-Mer}}, [[Kingdom of France]] | ||
|affiliates=Egyptian Department of Antiquities | |death = 18 January 1881<br>[[Cairo]], [[Egypt|Khedivate of Egypt]] | ||
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'''François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette''' (1821 – 1881) was a [[France|French]] archaeologist and [[Egypt]]ologist. | '''François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette''' (1821 – 1881) was a [[France|French]] archaeologist and [[Egypt]]ologist. | ||
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==Biography== | ==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 [[Museum of Egyptian Antiquities|a museum]] be created for keeping unearthed artifacts in Egypt.<ref name= "Early Organization"/> | 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 [[Museum of Egyptian Antiquities|a museum]] be created for keeping unearthed artifacts in Egypt.<ref name= "Early Organization"/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:French people]] | [[Category:French people]] | ||
[[Category:Scholars]] | [[Category:Scholars]] | ||
[[Category:Archaeologists]] | [[Category:Archaeologists]] | ||
Revision as of 07:13, 10 July 2021
François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette (1821 – 1881) was a French archaeologist and Egyptologist.
Biography
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
- ↑ 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"