Georges Bénédite

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The graves of Georges Aaron Bénédite and Georges Lafenestre in the Bourg-la-Reine cemetery .

Georges Aaron Bénédite (born August 10, 1857 in Nîmes , France , † March 26, 1926 in Luxor , Egypt ) was a French archaeologist .

He held the chair for Egyptian archeology and discovered the mastaba of Achethotep, a vizier of Pharaoh Unas, in Saqqara in 1903 . He has also excavated several graves in the Valley of the Kings , including grave KV41 in 1900 .

He died shortly after visiting Tutankhamun's tomb ( KV62 ). His death later fueled speculation about a " curse of the Pharaoh ".

Publications

  • Egypte , Hachette, Paris 1900; three volumes with seven maps, 54 illustrations and 22 synoptic tables
personal data
SURNAME Bénédite, Georges
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bénédite, Georges Aaron
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH August 10, 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH Nîmes
DATE OF DEATH March 26, 1926
Place of death Luxor