Jakob Krall
Jakob Krall (born July 27, 1857 in Volosca , † April 27, 1905 in Vienna ) was an Austrian Egyptologist .
Krall specialized in demotic , Coptic and Greek papyri . He was a member of the Academy of Sciences in Vienna. His name is still associated with the Agramer mummy bandage , the text of which he was the first to recognize as Etruscan .
He was married to Emma Büdinger, a daughter of the historian Max Büdinger .
He was buried at the Vienna Central Cemetery .
In 1962 the Krallgasse in Vienna- Donaustadt (22nd district) was named after him.
literature
- Otto Mazal : Krall Jakob, Egyptologist. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1969, p. 202.
Web links
- Literature by and about Jakob Krall in the catalog of the German National Library
- http://www.afrikanistik.at/pdf/haben/krall_jacob.pdf (PDF file; 19 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jakob Kral grave site , Vienna, Central Cemetery, Group 46, Group Extension A, Row 17, No. 28.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Krall, Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Egyptologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Volosca |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 27, 1905 |
| Place of death | Vienna |