Hassan, Selim, 1887-1961

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Name (Latin)
Hassan, Selim, 1887-1961
Name (Arabic)
حسن، سليم، 1887-1961
Other forms of name
Ḥasan, Salīm, 1887-1961
Hassan, Salim, 1887-1961
Date of birth
1887
Date of death
1961
Place of residence/headquarters
Cairo (Egypt)
Field of activity
Egyptology
Associate group
Jāmiʻat al-Qāhirah
Occupation
Egyptologists
Associated Language
ara
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 36968830
Wikidata: Q1391130
Library of congress: n 88251369
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Wikipedia description:

Selim Hassan (Arabic: سليم حسن; born on 15 April 1886 – 1961) was an Egyptian Egyptologist. He was the first native Egyptian to be appointed Professor of Egyptology at the University of Cairo, a post he held from 1936 to 1939. He was then made Deputy-Director of the Antiquities Service. He wrote the 16-volume Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt in Arabic and supervised the excavation of many ancient Egyptian tombs under the auspices of Cairo University.

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