Hassan, Selim, 1887-1961
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Information for Authority record
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
Sources of Information
- Iskandarī, ʻU. Tārīkh Mişr min al-fatḥ al-ʻUthmānī ilá qubayl al-waqt al-ḥāḍir, 1919:t.p. (Salīm Ḥasan, muwaẓẓaf bi-Wizārat al-Maʻārif al-ʻUmūmīya)
- LC data base, 03-13-92(hdg.:Hassan, Selim, 1887-1961; usage: Selim Hassan, Salīm Ḥasan)
- Selim Hassan (سليم حسن Arabic)(1887-1961) was an Egyptian Egyptologist. 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 ( (Wikipedia, November 24, 2016:) )
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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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