Egon Komorzynski (Egyptologist)
Egon Komorzynski (full name Egon von Komorzynski-Oszczynski, born July 19, 1910 in Vienna , † June 11, 1989 in Sandl , Upper Austria ) was an Austrian Egyptologist .
Egon Komrzynski, son of the musicologist Egon Komrzynski , studied Egyptology at the University of Vienna with Wilhelm Czermak , Hermann Junker and Walter Till and received his doctorate in 1936. In 1937 he dug in Giza under Hermann Junker and worked from 1933 to 1938 as an assistant at the Institute for Egyptology at the University of Vienna. In 1939 he worked as a volunteer at the Egyptian-Oriental Department of the Art History Museum and the papyrus collection in Vienna. During and after the war he worked for the railroad. In 1948 he became an employee of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, from 1952 he headed the department as the successor to Hans Demel , from 1964 until his retirement in 1976 as director of the Egyptian-Oriental Collection.
literature
- Morris L. Bierbrier: Who was who in Egyptology . 4th revised edition. Egypt Exploration Society, London 2012, ISBN 978-0-85698-207-1 , p. 300.
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| SURNAME | Komorzynski, Egon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Komorzynski-Oszczynski, Egon von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Egyptologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 11, 1989 |
| Place of death | Sandl |