Ippolito Rosellini
Ippolito Rosellini (born August 13, 1800 in Pisa , † June 4, 1843 ibid) was an Italian Egyptologist who took part in an Egypt expedition with Jean-François Champollion and is considered the founder of Italian Egyptology .
Rosellini studied under Giuseppe Mezzofanti in Bologna . In 1824 he became a professor of oriental languages at the University of Pisa and in 1834 was accepted as a corresponding member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences .
literature
- Hugh Chisholm : Rosellini, Ippolito. In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition, Cambridge University Press, 1911.
Web links
Commons : Ippolito Rosellini - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Ippolito Rosellini in the catalog of the German National Library
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rosellini, Ippolito |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Egyptologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pisa |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 4, 1843 |
| Place of death | Pisa |