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
A.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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 (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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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)
Amateurs and self-taught
- 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
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
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andrea Weibel: Gerhard Haeny. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . December 3, 2013 , accessed February 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Obituary in the New York Times