Vito Maragioglio
Vito Maragioglio (* 1915 in Gropparello , † February 23, 1976 in Rapallo ) was an Italian Egyptologist and officer in the Italian army .
Life
Vito Maragioglio was born in Gropparello in 1915 to a Sicilian family . He served in the Italian army and rose to the rank of colonel in the artillery . For health reasons he had to leave the army in 1945. Since then he has concentrated on the studies of paleography and Egyptology . In 1946 he met Celeste Rinaldi , with whom he has carried out his most important research ever since. The two led a project to document the architecture of the pyramids in the Memphite region. Her books are still standard works on the architecture of the pyramids today. In addition, Maragioglio participated from 1961 to 1965 on behalf of the Museo Egizio in Turin in the rescue campaign of the Nubian monuments, which were threatened by the rising water from the construction of the Aswan Dam . He died in Rapallo on February 23, 1976 .
Publications (selection)
- with Celeste Rinaldi: Notes sulle piramidi di Zedefrâ, Zedkarâ Isesi, Teti. Rome 1962.
- with Celeste Rinaldi: L'Architettura delle Piramidi Menfite. II-VIII, Turin 1963-1977.
- with Celeste Rinaldi: Note sulla piramide di Ameny Aamu. In: Orientalia 37, 1968, pp. 325-338.
- with Celeste Rinaldi: Considerazioni sulla città Dd-Snfrw. In: Orientalia 40, 1971, pp. 67-74.
- with Celeste Rinaldi: La costruzione della piramide di Cheope. Precisazioni e commenti. Accademia nazionale dei Lincei, Rome 1975.
- with Celeste Rinaldi: Note complementari sulla tomba di Neferu-Ptah. In: Orientalia 42, 1973, pp. 357-369.
- with Silvio Curto, Celeste Rinaldi, L. Bangrani: Kalabsha. Rome 1965.
- with Silvio Curto, G. Geraci, Celeste Rinaldi: Dehmit. Rome 1973.
- with Silvio Curto, Celeste Rinaldi: Korosko - Kasr Ibrim. Incisioni Rupestri Nubiane. Milan 1987.
literature
- Silvio Curto: In memoria di J. Omlin, V. Maragioglio e C. Rinaldi. In: Aegyptus. Rivista italiana di egittologia e di papirologia 58, 1978, pp. 222-224.
- Warren R. Dawson, Eric P. Uphill: Who Was Who in Egyptology. 3rd ed., London 1995, p. 274.
Web links
- Literature by and about Vito Maragioglio in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maragioglio, Vito |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Egyptologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gropparello |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 1976 |
| Place of death | Rapallo |