Karl Richard Lepsius

Karl Richard Lepsius
Lepsius in 1874
Born23 December 1810
Naumburg an der Saale, Kingdom of Saxony
Died10 July 1884(1884-07-10) (aged 73)
Berlin, Brandenburg, German Empire
NationalityPrussian, German
Alma materLeipzig University, University of Göttingen, University of Berlin
Known forDenkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien
Spouse
Elisabeth Klein
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(m. 1846)​
Children6
Awards
  • Order of the Red Eagle
  • Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
  • Pour le Mérite
Royal Gold Medal
Scientific career
FieldsEgyptology
InstitutionsUniversity of Berlin
Signature
R Lepsius

Karl Richard Lepsius(1810-1884) was a German egyptologist. His first name is sometimes spelled Carl. From 1842 to 1845 he led an expedition to Egypt and Nubia. This expedition is now named after him, and clalled the Lepsius expedition today. From 1845, he was professor for egyptology, at the University of Berlin. From 1855 to 1884, he was the director of the Egyptian section of the what are now the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Today, Lepsius is seen as the founder of modern egyptology, in Germany.

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