Luigi Vassalli
Luigi Vassalli , also Vassalli-Bey (born June 8, 1812 in Milan , † June 13, 1887 in Rome ) was an Italian Egyptologist .
Luigi Vassalli was the curator of the Egyptian Museum in Bulaq in Cairo for over 25 years . He was also the inspector of the excavations, a subject on which he also wrote books. He also published a work on some Egyptian monuments in the National Museum of Naples . At the age of 70 he withdrew from Egypt in 1882 to spend the rest of his life in Rome.
literature
- Heinrich Brugsch : Luigi Vassalli-Bey †. In: Journal for Egyptian Language and Antiquity . Volume 25, 1887, p. 111.
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| SURNAME | Vassalli, Luigi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vassalli-Bey, Luigi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Egyptologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 13, 1887 |
| Place of death | Rome |