List of well-known Egyptologists

This list collects Egyptologists and Sudanese archaeologists who have completed their habilitation in this subject , are relevant as authors or have made other significant contributions to Egyptology . Amateurs , autodidacts and other people who are important for Egyptology, but who cannot be regarded as scientists, are at the end of a separate list.

List of names

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

Jan Assmann

• Friedrich Abitz (German, 1924–1994)
• Barbara Adams (British, 1945-2002)
• Cyril Aldred (British, 1914–1991)
• Nicole Alexanian (1965-2016)
• Schafik Allam (German, * 1928)
• Maurice Alliot (French, 1903-1960)
• Brigitte Altenmüller (German)
• Hartwig Altenmüller (German, * 1938)
• Guillemette Andreu (French, * 1948)
• Tadeusz Andrzejewski (Pole, 1923–1961)
• Dieter Arnold (German, * 1936)
• Dorothea Arnold (German, * 1935)
• Felix Arnold (German, * 1972)
• Aleida Assmann (German, * 1947)
• Jan Assmann (German, * 1938)
• Sydney H. Aufrère (French, born 1951)
• Émile Prisse d'Avesnes (French, 1807–1879)
• Edward Russell Ayrton (British, 1882-1914)

B.

Fernand Bisson de la Roque

Ludwig Borchardt, painting by Max Liebermann

Mary Brodrick

Heinrich Brugsch

• Alexander Badawy (Egyptian, 1913–1986)
• John Baines (British, born 1946)
• Pascale Ballet (French, * 1953)
• Ladislav Bareš (Czech, born 1952)
• Paul Barguet (French, 1915–2012)
• Alessandro Barsanti (Italian, 1858-1917)
• Winfried Barta (German, 1928–1992)
• Hussein Bassir (Egyptian, * 1973)
• Michel Baud (French, 1963–2012)
• Nathalie Baum
• Alfred Chester Beatty (American, 1875–1968)
• Jürgen von Beckerath (German, 1920–2016)
• Heike Behlmer (German)
• Horst Beinlich (German)
• Christine Beinlich-Seeber
• Georges Bénédite (French 1857–1926)
• Ernst von Bergmann (Austrian, 1844-1892)
• Jocelyne Berlandini (French)
• Oleg Dmitrijewitsch Berlew (Russian, 1933-2000)
• Susanne Bickel (Swiss)
• Morris L. Bierbrier (British)
• Manfred Bietak (Austrian, * 1940)
• Friedrich Wilhelm von Bissing (1873–1956)
• Fernand Bisson de la Roque (French, 1885-1958)
• Gun Björkman (Swede)
• Aylward Manley Blackman (British, 1883-1956)
• Elke Blumenthal (German, * 1938)
• Vladimir Georgievich Bok (Russian, 1850–1899)
• Andrei Bolshakov (Russian)
• Martin Bommas (German, * 1967)
• Alessandro Bongioanni (Italian)
• Charles Bonnet (Swiss, born 1933)
• Hans Bonnet (German, 1887–1972)
• Charlotte Booth (British, * 1975)
• Ludwig Borchardt (German, 1863–1938)
• Kate Bosse-Griffiths (German-British, 1910-1998)
• Bernard V. Bothmer (German-American, 1912–1993)
• Urbain Bouriant (French, 1849–1903)
• Janine Bourriau (British)
• Artur Brack (Swiss)
• Antonio Brancaglion Junior (Brazilian)
• Peter J. Brand (Canadian / American, * 1967)
• Bob Brier (American, born 1943)
• James H. Breasted (American, 1865-1935)
• Edda Bresciani (Italian, * 1930)
• Jürgen Brinks (German)
• Edwin C. Brock (American, 1946-2015)
• Lyla Pinch Brock (Canadian)
• Andreas Brodbeck (Swiss)
• Mary Brodrick (British, 1858-1933)
• Edward Brovarski (American)
• Guy Brunton (British, 1878-1948)
• Emil Brugsch (German, 1842–1930)
• Bernard Bruyère (French, 1879–1971)
• Heinrich Brugsch (German, 1827-1894)
• Hellmut Brunner (German, 1913–1997)
• Emma Brunner-Traut (German, 1911-2008)
• Betsy Bryan (American, born 1949)
• Adriaan de Buck (Dutch, 1892-1959)
• Wallis Budge (British, 1857-1934)
• Max Burchardt (German, 1885-1914)
• Günter Burkard (German, * 1944)
• James Burton (British, 1788-1862)

C.

Jean Capart

Howard Carter

Jean-François Champollion

• Agnès Cabrol (French, 1964-2007)
• Ricardo Caminos (Argentine, 1916–1992)
• Arthur R. Callender (British, 1876-1936)
• Vivienne Gae Callender
• Jean Capart (Belgian, 1877-1947)
• Howard Carter (British, 1874-1939)
• Juan José Castillos (Uruguayan, * 1944)
• Giovanni Battista Caviglia (Italian, 1770–1845)
• Sylvie Cauville
• Jean-Louis Hellouin de Cenival (French, 1927-2003)
• Jaroslav Černý (Czech, 1898–1970)
• Pavel Červíček (Czech, 1942-2015)
• François Chabas (French, 1817–1882)
• Maxence de Chalvet (French, 1849-1892)
• Jean-François Champollion (French, 1790–1832)
• Émile Gaston Chassinat (French, 1868–1948)
• Henri Chevrier (French)
• Charles Chipiez (French, 1835–1901)
• Somers Clarke (British, 1841-1926)
• Peter A. Clayton (British, born 1937)
• Jean Clédat (French, 1871–1943)
• Frédéric Colin (Belgian, * 1969)
• Kara Cooney (American, born 1972)
• Jean-Pierre Corteggiani (French)
• Pearce Paul Creasman (American, born 1981)
• Maria Sole Croce (Italian)
• Silvio Curto (Italian, 1919-2015)

D.

Théodule Devéria

Johannes Dümichen

• Alec Naylor Dakin (British, 1912-2003)
• Mamdouh el-Damaty (* 1961)
• Elvira D'Amicone (Italian)
• Georges Daressy (French, 1864–1938)
• François Daumas (French, 1915–1984)
• Nina de Garis Davies (British, 1881-1965)
• Norman de Garis Davies (British, 1865-1941)
• Alexander Dedekind (German / Austrian, 1856–1940)
• Philippe Derchain (Belgian, 1926–2012)
• Maria Theresia Derchain-Urtel (German)
• Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt (French, 1913-2011)
• Didier Devauchelle
• Théodule Devéria (French, 1831–1871)
• Jacobus van Dijk
• Cheikh Anta Diop (1923–1986)
• Aidan Dodson (British, born 1962)
• Gilles Dormion (French)
• Sergio Donadoni (Italian, 1914-2015)
• Anna Maria Donadoni Roveri (Italian)
• Andreas Dorn
• Rosemarie Drenkhahn
• Günter Dreyer (German, 1943-2019)
• Étienne Drioton (French, 1889–1961)
• Vera von Droste zu Hülshoff (German)
• Johannes Dümichen (German, 1833-1894)

E.

Adolf Erman

• Marianne Eaton-Krauss (German)
• Georg Ebers (German, 1873–1898)
• Elmar Edel (German, 1914–1997)
• Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards (British, 1909-1996)
• Arne Eggebrecht (German, 1935-2004)
• August Eisenlohr (German, 1832–1902)
• Mamdouh Mohamed Eldamaty (Egyptian, * 1961)
• Walter Bryan Emery (British, 1903-1971)
• Erika Endesfelder (German, 1936-2015)
• Reginald Engelbach (British, 1888–1946)
• Adolf Erman (German, 1854–1937)

F.

Ahmed Fakhry, 1905–1973 (center), with Luis Walter Alvarez and Jerry Anderson

• Herbert Walter Fairman (British, 1907–1982)
• Ahmed Fakhry (Egyptian, 1905-1973)
• Martin von Falck (German, 1962-2014)
• Gerhard Fecht (German, 1922-2006)
• Erika Feucht (German, * 1938)
• Cecil Mallaby Firth (British, 1878-1931)
• Henry George Fischer (American, 1923-2006)
• Hans-Werner Fischer-Elfert (German, * 1954)
• Joann Fletcher (British, * 1966)
• Irene Forstner-Müller (Austrian, * 1968)
• Georges Foucart (French, 1865–1943)
• Detlef Franke (German, 1952-2007)
• Henri Frankfort (Dutch, 1897-1954)
• George Willoughby Fraser (British, 1866-1923)
• Renée Friedman (American)
• Harald Froschauer (Austrian, * 1976)

G

John Garstang, 1876-1956

Hermann Grapow, 1885–1967

• Sami Gabra (Egyptian, 1892-1979)
• Ingrid Gamer-Wallert (German, * 1936)
• Alan Gardiner (British, 1879-1963)
• Jean Sainte-Fare Garnot (French, 1908–1963)
• John Garstang (British, 1876-1956)
• Rita Gautschy (Austrian, * 1963)
• Henri Gauthier (French, 1877–1950)
• John Gee (American, born 1964)
• Louise Gestermann (German, * 1957)
• Paul Ghalioungui (Egyptian, 1908-1987)
• Michel Gitton (French)
• Raphael Giveon (German, 1916–1985)
• Stephen Ranulph Kingdon Glanville (1900-1956)
• Hans Goedicke (Austrian, 1926-2015)
• Orly Goldwasser (Israeli)
• Wladimir Golenischeff (Russian, 1856–1947)
• Farouk Gomaà (Egyptian, * 1936)
• Zakaria Goneim (Egyptian, 1905-1959)
• Charles Wycliffe Goodwin (British, 1817-1878)
• Manfred Görg (German, 1938–2012)
• Janet Gourlay (British, 1863-1912)
• Georges Goyon (French, 1905-1996)
• Jean-Claude Goyon (French)
• Erhart Graefe (German, * 1943)
• Pierre Grandet (French, born 1954)
• Hermann Grapow (German, 1885–1967)
• Eugène Grébaut (French, 1846–1915)
• Reinhard Grieshammer (German)
• Francis Llewellyn Griffith (British, 1862-1934)
• Nicolas Grimal (French, * 1948)
• Alfred Grimm (German, * 1953)
• Günter Grimm (German, 1940-2010)
• Aude Gros de Beler (French)
• Waltraud Guglielmi (German, 1938-2018)
• Heike Guksch (* 1943)
• Rolf Gundlach (German, 1931-2016)
• Battiscombe George Gunn (British, 1883-1950)
• Adolphe Gutbub (French, 1915–1987)

H

Zahi Hawass

Robert Hay

• Labib Habachi (Egyptian, 1906-1984)
• Michael E. Habicht (Swiss, * 1974)
• Gerhard Haeny (Swiss, 1924–2010)
• Ingelore Hafemann
• Jochen Hallof (German)
• Tohfa Handoussa (Egyptian)
• Rainer Hannig (German, * 1952)
• Ben Haring (Dutch)
• Hermann Harrauer (Austrian, * 1941)
• Ali Hassan (Egyptian)
• Selim Hassan (Egyptian, 1886–1961)
• Zahi Hawass (Egyptian, * 1947)
• Robert Hay (Scots, 1799–1863)
• William C. Hayes (American, 1906–1963)
• Harold M. Hays (American, 1965-2013)
• Irmgard Hein (Austrian)
• Wolfgang Helck (German, 1914–1993)
• Johann Jakob Hess (Swiss, 1866–1949)
• Fritz Hintze (German, 1915–1993)
• Svetlana Ismailovna Hodschasch (Russian, 1923-2008)
• Friedhelm Hoffmann (German, * 1966)
• Inge Hofmann (German, 1939-2016)
• Günther Hölbl (Austrian, * 1947)
• Uvo Hölscher (German, 1878–1963)
• Regina Hölzl (Austrian, * 1966)
• Ulrike Horak (Austrian, 1957-2001)
• Erik Hornung (Swiss, * 1933)
• Michael Höveler-Müller (German, * 1974)

I.

• Salima Ikram (Pakistani, * 1965)

J

Gustave Jéquier

• Christian Jacq (French, * 1947)
• Helen Jacquet-Gordon
• Jacobus Johannes Janssen (Dutch, 1922–2011)
• Thomas Garnet Henry James (British, 1923-2009)
• Peter Jánosi (Austrian, * 1960)
• Hanna Jenni (Swiss)
• Gustave Jéquier (Swiss, 1868–1946)
• Jean-Baptiste Jollois (French)
• Harold Jones
• Edmé François Jomard (French, 1777–1862)
• Friedrich Junge (German, * 1941)
• Hermann Junker (German, 1877–1962)

K

Athanasius Kircher

• Jochem Kahl (German, * 1961)
• Werner Kaiser (German, 1926-2013)
• László Kákosy (Hungarian, 1932-2003)
• Naguib Kanawati (Egyptian / Australian, * 1941)
• Ahmed Kamal (Egyptian, 1851-1923)
• Frank Kammerzell (German, * 1961)
• Olaf Kaper (Dutch, * 1962)
• Peter Kaplony (Swiss, born Hungarian, 1933–2011)
• Ursula Kaplony-Heckel (German, * 1924)
• Joachim Karig (German)
• Ernst Kausen (German, * 1948)
• Hans Kayser (German, 1911–1989)
• Hermann Kees (German, 1886–1964)
• Barry Kemp (British, born 1963)
• Jean Kerisel (French, 1908-2005)
• Dieter Kessler (German, * 1948)
• Andre Kettner
• Athanasius Kircher (German, 1602–1680)
• Hannelore Kischkewitz (German)
• Kenneth A. Kitchen (British, * 1932)
• Adolf Klasens (Dutch, 1917–1998)
• Giovanni Kminek-Szedlo (Czech, 1828-1896)
• Yuri Knorosow (Russian, 1922–1999)
• Holger Kockelmann (German, * 1973)
• Yvan Koenig (French)
• Eva Christiana Koehler (German, * 1964)
• Jiro Kondo (Japan, * 1951)
• Wolfgang Kosack (German, * 1943)
• Jakob Krall (Austrian, 1857–1905)
• Martin Walter Krause (German, * 1930)
• Renate Krauspe (German, * 1939)
• Rolf Krauss (German, * 1942)
• Dieter Kurth (German, * 1942)

L.

Georges Legrain

Katja Lembke

Karl Richard Lepsius (1810-1884)

• Françoise Labrique (Belgian, * 1949)
• Audran Labrousse (French)
• Pierre Lacau (French, 1873–1963)
• Claire Laloette (French)
• Renata Landgráfová (Czech, * 1976)
• Ambrose Lansing (American, 1891-1959)
• Jean-Philippe Lauer (French, 1902-2001)
• Jean Leclant (French, 1920–2011)
• Eugène Lefébure (French, 1838–1908)
• Georges Legrain (French, 1865-1917)
• Mark Lehner (American)
• Christian Leitz (German, * 1960)
• Katja Lembke (German, * 1965)
• Charles Lenormant (French, 1802-1859)
• Karl Richard Lepsius (German, 1810-1884)
• František Lexa (Czech, 1876–1960)
• Alexandra von Lieven (German, * 1974)
• Alan B. Lloyd
• Christian E. Loeben (German, * 1961)
• Angelika Lohwasser (Austrian, * 1967)
• Antonio Loprieno (Italian, born 1955)
• Victor Loret (French, 1859-1946)
• Erich Lüddeckens (German, 1913-2004)
• Ulrich Luft
• Albert M. Lythgoe (American, 1868-1934)

M.

Arthur C. Mace (center) with Howard Carter

Auguste Mariette

Gaston Maspero (1846-1916)

Jacques de Morgan (1857-1924)

Margaret Alice Murray

• Arthur C. Mace (American, 1874-1928)
• Christine El Mahdy (British, 1950-2008)
• Jaromír Málek (Czech, * 1943)
• Auguste Mariette (French, 1821–1881)
• Eva Martin-Pardey
• Gaston Maspero (French, 1846-1916)
• Bernard Mathieu (French)
• Bernadette Menu (French)
• Herman de Meulenaere (Belgian, 1923-2011)
• Eduard Meyer (German, 1855-1930)
• Kazimierz Michałowski (Pole, 1901–1981)
• Beatrix Midant-Reynes (French)
• Gerald Moers (German)
• Georg Möller (German, 1876–1921)
• Pierre Montet (French, 1885–1966)
• Ludwig David Morenz (German, * 1965)
• Siegfried Morenz (German, 1914–1970)
• Alexandre Moret (French, 1868–1938)
• Jacques de Morgan (French, 1857-1924)
• Rosalind Moss (British, 1890-1990)
• Tycho Mrsich (German, * 1925)
• Hans Wolfgang Müller (German, 1907–1991)
• Wolfgang Müller (German, 1922–2012)
• Frank Müller-Römer (German, * 1936)
• Renate Müller-Wollermann (German, * 1956)
• Gregory Mumford (American)
• Irmtraut Munro (German, * 1944)
• Peter Munro (German, 1930-2009)
• Margaret Alice Murray (Indian, 1863-1963)

N

• Claudia Näser (German, * 1970)
• Édouard Naville (Swiss, 1844–1926)
• Hana Navratilova (Czech)
• Percy E. Newberry (British, 1868-1949)
• Abdel Halim Nur el-Din (Egyptian)
• Christopher Naunton (British, born 1978)

O

• Théophile Obenga (Congolese, * 1936)
• Claude Obsomer (Belgian, * 1963)
• Boyo Ockinga (Australian)
• David O'Connor (Australian, * 1938)
• Jürgen Osing (German)
• Eberhard Otto (German, 1913–1974)

P

Sarah Parcak

William Flinders Petrie, 1853-1942

• Laure Pantalacci (French)
• Sarah Parcak (American, * 1979)
• Jacques Parlesbas (French)
• John Shae Perring (British, 1813–1869)
• William Flinders Petrie (British, 1853-1942)
• Patrizia Piacentini (Italian)
• Alexandre Piankoff (Russian, 1897–1966)
• Cornelius von Pilgrim (German)
• Maurice Pillet (French, 1881–1964)
• André Pochan (French)
• Günter Poethke (German, * 1939)
• Daniel Polz (German, * 1957)
• Tanja Pommerening (German, * 1969)
• Georges Posener (French, 1906–1988)
• Paule Posener-Kriéger (French, 1925–1996)
• Bertha Porter (British, 1852-1941)
• Karl-Heinz Priese (German, 1935-2017)
• Edgar B. Pusch (German, * 1946)

Q

• Joachim Friedrich Quack (German, * 1966)
• Jan Quaegebeur (Belgian, 1943–1995)
• James Edward Quibell (British, 1867-1935)
• Stephen Quirke (British)

R.

Leo Reinisch

George Andrew Reisner

• Ali Radwan (Egyptian, 1941-2020)
• Hermann Ranke (German, 1878–1953)
• Caroline Ransom Williams (American, 1872–1952)
• John D. Ray (British, born 1945)
• Daniel von Recklinghausen (German, * 1976)
• Donald Bruce Redford (Canadian, * 1934)
• Nicholas Reeves (English, born 1956)
• Victor Regalado-Frutos (Spaniard, * 1960)
• Walter-Friedrich Reineke (German, 1936–2015)
• Leo Reinisch (Austrian, 1832-1919)
• Elfriede Reiser-Haslauer (Austrian, * 1941)
• George Andrew Reisner (American, 1867–1942)
• Peter le Page Renouf (English, 1822-1897)
• Eugène Revillout (French, 1843–1913)
• Tonio Sebastian Richter (* 1967)
• Alessandro Roccati (Italian)
• Mieczyslaw D. Rodziewcz (Pole)
• Günther Roeder (German, 1881–1966)
• David Rohl (British, * 1950)
• Vincent Rondot (French)
• Ippolito Rosellini (Italian, 1800–1843)
• Emmanuel de Rougé (French)
• Gerhard Rühlmann (German, 1930-2005)
• Donald P. Ryan
• Kim Ryholt (American / Dane, * 1970)

S.

Herny Salt

Kurt Sethe

Wilhelm Spiegelberg

Georg Steindorff

• Mohammed Saleh (Egyptian, * 1939)
• Henry Salt (British, 1780-1827)
• Helmut Satzinger (Austrian, * 1938)
• Serge Sauneron (French, 1927-1976)
• Claude-Étienne Savary (French, 1750–1788)
• Archibald Henry Sayce (British 1846–1933)
• Torgny Säve-Söderbergh (Swede, 1914–1998)
• Otto Schaden (American, 1937-2015)
• Hans Heinrich Schaeder (German, 1896–1957)
• Heinrich Schäfer (German, 1868–1957)
• Alexander Scharff (German, 1892–1950)
• Wolfgang Schenkel (German, * 1936)
• Ernesto Schiaparelli (Italian, 1856–1928)
• Bernd Ulrich Schipper (German, * 1968)
• Hermann A. Schlögl (German, * 1932)
• Bettina Schmitz (German, * 1948)
• Thomas Schneider (Swiss, * 1964)
• Piotr O. Scholz (Pole)
• Sylvia Schoske (German, * 1955)
• Siegfried Schott (German, 1897–1971)
• Regine Schulz (German, * 1953)
• Adelheid Schwab-Schlott (German)
• Isha Schwaller de Lubicz (French, 1885–1963)
• René Schwaller de Lubicz (French, 1887–1961)
• Ursula Schweitzer (Swiss, 1916–1960)
• Girolamo Segato (Italian, 1792–1836)
• Matthias Seidel (German, 1948–2013)
• Stephan Johannes Seidlmayer (German, * 1957)
• Wilfried Seipel (Austrian, * 1944)
• Kurt Sethe (German, 1869–1934)
• Gustav Seyffarth (German, 1796–1885)
• Friederike Seyfried (German, * 1960)
• Ian Shaw (British, born 1961)
• Roberta L. Shaw (Canadian, * 1958)
• Abdel Ghaffar Shedid (Egyptian)
• Hanan Shirun
• Alberto Siliotti (Italian, * 1950)
• William Kelly Simpson (American, 1928-2017)
• Edwin Smith (British, 1822-1906)
• Grafton Elliot Smith (Australian, 1871-1937)
• Hourig Sourouzian (Armenian)
• Jeffrey Spencer (British)
• Neal Spencer (British)
• Joachim Spiegel (1911–1989)
• Wilhelm Spiegelberg (German, 1870–1930)
• Rainer Stadelmann (German, 1933–2019)
• Martin Stadler (German, * 1973)
• Elisabeth Staehelin (Swiss)
• Danijela Stefanovic (Serbian, * 1973)
• Georg Steindorff (German, 1861–1951)
• Ludwig Stern (German, 1846-1911)
• Heike Sternberg-el Hotabi (German, * 1955)
• Hanns Stock (German, 1908–1966)
• Magdalena Stoof (German, * 1951)
• Eugen Strouhal (Czech, 1931-2016)
• Wassili Wassiljewitsch Struwe (Russian, 1889–1965)
• Nabil Swelim (Egyptian)
• Lothar Störk

T

Boris Alexandrovich Turajew, 1858–1920

• Mahmoud Maher Taha (Egyptian, * 1942)
• Pierre Tallet (French, born 1966)
• Rolf Tanner (* 1925)
• Roland Tefnin (Belgian, 1945-2006)
• Aristide Theodorides (Belgian, 1911–1994)
• Heinz Joseph Thissen (German, 1940-2014)
• Elizabeth Thomas (American, 1907–1986)
• Herbert Thompson (British, 1859-1944)
• Geoffrey Thorndike
• Francesco Tiradritti (Italian)
• Eduardo Toda y Güell (Spanish 1855–1941)
• László Török (Hungarian, * 1941)
• Claude Traunecker (French, * 1943)
• Bruce Trigger (Canadian, 1937-2006)
• Boris Alexandrowitsch Turajew (Russian, 1858–1920)
• Joyce Tyldesley (British, born 1960)

U

• Peter Ucko (British, 1938-2007)
• Maximilian Adolph Uhlemann (German,? –1862)

V

Miroslav Verner

Richard William Howard Vyse

• Břetislav Vachala (Czech, born 1952)
• Dominique Valbelle (French)
• Michel Valloggia (Swiss, * 1942)
• Baudouin Van de Walle (Belgian, 1901–1988)
• Claude Vandersleyen (Belgian, * 1927)
• Jacques Vandier (French, 1904–1973)
• Jeanne Marie Thérèse Vandier d'Abbadie (French, 1899–1977)
• Alexandre Varille (French, 1909–1951)
• Luigi Vassalli (Italian, 1812-1887)
• Eleni Vassilika (Greek / American)
• Herman te Velde (Dutch, 1932–2019)
• Jean Vercoutter (French, 1911-2000)
• Jozef Vergote (Belgian, 1910–1992)
• Ursula Verhoeven-van Elsbergen (German, * 1957)
• Miroslav Verner (Czech, * 1941)
• Pascal Vernus (French)
• Milada Vilímková (Czech, 1921–1992)
• Édouard de Villiers du Terrage (French, 1780–1855)
• Günter Vittmann (Austrian, * 1952)
• Sven P. Vleeming (Dutch, * 1950)
• Carola Vogel (German, * 1966)
• Thomas von der Way (German)
• Hana Vymazalová (Czech, * 1978)
• Richard William Howard Vyse (British, 1784-1853)

W.

Wolfhart Westendorf

John Gardner Wilkinson

• Annette Warner , née Imhausen (German, * 1970)
• Kent Weeks (American, born 1941)
• Arthur Weigall (British, 1880-1934)
• Raymond Weill (French, 1874–1950)
• Derek A. Welsby (British, born 1956)
• Fred Wendorf (American, * 1925)
• Steffen Wenig (German, * 1934)
• Edward Frank Wente (American, born 1930)
• Gabriele Wenzel (German, * 1958)
• Vilmos Wessetzky
• Wolfhart Westendorf (German, 1924-2018)
• Wolfgang Wettengel
• Alfred Wiedemann (German, 1856–1936)
• Charles Edwin Wilbour (American, 1833-1896)
• Henri Wild
• Dietrich Wildung (German, * 1941)
• John Gardner Wilkinson (British, 1797-1875)
• Richard H. Wilkinson (American, born 1951)
• Toby Wilkinson (British, born 1969)
• Joachim Willeitner (German, * 1957)
• Harco Willems (Dutch)
• Stefan Jakob Wimmer (German, * 1963)
• Herbert E. Winlock (American, 1884–1950)
• Erich Winter (Austrian, * 1928)
• Irmgard Woldering (German, 1919-1969)
• Pawel Wolf (German, * 1958)
• Walther Wolf (German, 1900–1973)
• Walter Wreszinski (German, 1880–1935)

Y

Thomas Young

• Sakuji Yoshimura (Japanese, * 1943)
• Thomas Young (English, 1773-1829)
• Jean Yoyotte (French, 1927-2009)

Z

• Zbyněk Žába (Czech, 1917–1971)
• Louis Vico Zabkar (1914–1994)
• Hilde Zaloscer (Austrian, 1903–1999)
• Karl-Theodor Zauzich (German, * 1939)
• Jürgen Zeidler (German)
• Karola Zibelius-Chen (German, * 1942)
• Christiane Ziegler (French, * 1942)
• Alain-Pierre Zivie (French)
• Christiane Zivie-Coche (French, * 1946)

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Amateurs and self-taught

George Herbert Carnarvon

• Émile Amélineau (French, 1850-1915)
• Giovanni d'Athanasi (Greek, 1798-1854)
• Giovanni Battista Belzoni (Italian, 1778–1823)
• Margaret Benson (British, 1865-1916)
• James Bruce (Scot, 1934–1974)
• James Burton (British, 1788-1862)
• George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (British, 1866-1923)
• Howard Carter (British, 1874-1939)
• Theodore M. Davis (American, 1837-1915)
• Dominique Vivant Denon (French, 1747-1825)
• Bernardino Drovetti (Italian, 1776-1852)
• Archibald Edmonstone (British, 1795–1871)
• Amelia Edwards (British, 1831-1892)
• George Henry Felt (American, 1831–1895)
• Giuseppe Ferlini (Italian, 1797–1870)
• George Gliddon (Anglo-American, 1809-1857)
• John Greaves (English, 1602-1652)
• Michael Haase (German, * 1960)
• George Alexander Hoskins (British, 1802-1863)
• Prosper Jollois (French, 1776–1842)
• Heinrich Menu by Minutoli (German, 1772–1846)
• Tasos Neroutsos (Greek, 1826-1892)
• Richard Pococke (British, 1704-1765)
• Paul Sussman (British, 1968-2012)
• Édouard de Villiers du Terrage (French, 1780–1855)

See also

• List of well-known papyrologists

literature

• Morris L. Bierbrier: Who was who in Egyptology . 4th edition. The Egypt Exploration Society, London 2012, ISBN 978-0-85698-207-1 .

Web links

Commons : Egyptologists  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Lists of international Egyptologists

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Andrea Weibel: Gerhard Haeny. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . December 3, 2013 , accessed February 25, 2018 .
2. ↑ Obituary in the New York Times