Peter Kaplony

Peter Arpad Kaplony (born June 15, 1933 in Budapest ; † February 11, 2011 in Zurich ; legal domicile there ) was a Swiss Egyptologist .

Kaplony, the son of a professional officer, came to Switzerland in December 1944 and received Swiss citizenship in 1958 . He studied ancient history , Egyptology, and Arabic language and literature at the universities in Zurich and Basel . In 1959 he received his doctorate in Zurich , where he completed his habilitation in 1964 . From 1970 until his retirement in 2000 he was assistant professor for Egyptology at the Oriental Seminary at the University of Zurich.

Publications

The inscriptions of the early Egyptian period. 4 volumes, Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1963–1964 (= dissertation).
The cylinder seals of the Old Kingdom. 2 volumes, La Fondation Égyptologique Reine Élisabeth, Brussels 1977–1981.

Morris L. Bierbrier: Who was who in Egyptology . 4th revised edition. Egypt Exploration Society, London 2012, ISBN 978-0-85698-207-1 , p. 289.

personal data
SURNAME	Kaplony, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kaplony, Peter Arpad (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss Egyptologist
DATE OF BIRTH	June 15, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH	Budapest
DATE OF DEATH	February 11, 2011
Place of death	Zurich