List of Egyptologists

This is a partial list of Egyptologists. An Egyptologist is any

A

• Barbara G. Adams
  (British, 1945–2002)
• Johan David Åkerblad (Swedish, 1763–1819)
• Cyril Aldred (British, 1914–1991)
• James Peter Allen (American, born 1945)
• Maurice Alliot (French, 1903–1960)
• Hartwig Altenmüller (German, born 1938)
• Émile Amélineau (French, 1850–1915)
• Alessia Amenta (Italian)
• Guillemette Andreu (French, born 1948)
• Tadeusz Andrzejewski (Polish, 1923–1961)
• Jan Assmann (German, born 1938)
• Éric Aubourg (French)
• Sydney Hervé Aufrère (French, born 1951)
• A.-C.-T.-Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807–1879)
• Edward Russell Ayrton
  (British, 1882–1914)

B

• Alexander Badawy (Egyptian, 1913–1986)
• John Robert Baines (British, born 1946)
• Pascale Ballet (French, born 1953)
• Émile Baraize (French, 1874–1952)
• Alessandro Barsanti (Italian, 1858–1917)
• Hussein Bassir (Egyptian, born 1973)
• Marcelle Baud (French, 1890–1987)
• Michel Baud (French, 1963–2012)
• Alfred Chester Beatty (American, 1875–1968)
• Nathalie Beaux-Grimal (French, born 1960)
• Jürgen von Beckerath (German, 1920–2016)
• Giovanni Battista Belzoni
  (Italian, 1778–1823)
• Georges Aaron Bénédite (French 1857–1926)
• Yosef Ben-Jochannan (American, 1918–2015)
• Margaret Benson (English, 1865–1916)
• Susanne Bickel (Swiss, born 1960)
• Manfred Bietak (Austrian, born 1940)
• Friedrich Wilhelm von Bissing (German, 1873–1956)
• Fernand Bisson de la Roque
  (French, 1885–1958)
• Gun Björkman (Swedish, 1935–2001)
• Aylward Manley Blackman
  (British, 1883–1956)
• C. Blankenberg-van Delden (Dutch, 1906–1994)
• Edward Bleiberg (American, born 1951)
• Martin Bommas (German, born 1967)
• Charlotte Booth (British, born 1975)
• Ludwig Borchardt (German, 1863–1938)
• Käthe Bosse-Griffiths (German-British, 1910–1998)
• Urbain Bouriant (French, 1849–1903)
• Peter J. Brand (Canadian-American, born 1967)
• James Henry Breasted (American, 1865–1935)
• Edda Bresciani (Italian, 1930–2020)
• Bob Brier (American, born 1943)
• Edwin C. Brock (American, 1946–2015)
• Mary Brodrick (British, 1858–1933)
• Myrtle Florence Broome
  (British, 1888–1978)
• Émile Brugsch (German, 1842–1930)
• Heinrich Karl Brugsch (German, 1827–1894)
• Guy Brunton (English, 1878–1948)
• Betsy Bryan (American, born 1949)
• E. A. Wallis Budge (British, 1857–1934)
• Harry Burton (British, 1879–1940)
• James Burton (British, 1788–1862)

C

• Agnès Cabrol (French, 1964–2007)
• Arthur Callender (British, 1875–1936)
• Amice Calverley (British-Canadian, 1896–1959)
• Ricardo Caminos (Argentinian, 1916–1992)
• Jean Capart (Belgian, 1877–1947)
• George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (English, 1866–1923)
• Howard Carter (British, 1874–1939)
• Giovanni Battista Caviglia (Italian, 1770–1845)
• Jaroslav Černý (Czech, 1898–1970)
• François Chabas (French, 1817–1882)
• Jean-François Champollion (French, 1790–1832)
• Émile Gaston Chassinat
  (French, 1868–1948)
• Charles Chipiez (French, 1835–1901)
• Somers Clarke (English, 1841–1926)
• Jean Clédat (French, 1871–1943)
• Kathlyn M. Cooney (American)
• Jean-Pierre Corteggiani (French, born 1942)
• Pearce Paul Creasman (American, born 1981)
• Gwendolen Crewdson (British, 1872-1913)
• Winifred M. Crompton (British, 1870–1932)
• Silvio Curto (Italian, 1919–2015)

D

• Alec Naylor Dakin (English, 1912–2003)
• Alicia Daneri (Argentine, born 1942)
• Georges Émile Jules Daressy
  (French, 1864–1938)
• François Daumas (French, 1918–1984)
• Françoise Dunand (French, born 1934)
• Colleen Darnell (American, born 1980)
• John Coleman Darnell (American, born 1962)
• Nina de Garis Davies
  (American, 1881–1965)
• Norman de Garis Davies
  (American, 1865–1941)
• Theodore M. Davis (American, 1837–1915)
• Théodule Devéria (French, 1831–1871)
• Jacobus Van Dijk
• Aidan Dodson (English, born 1962)
• Sergio Donadoni (Italian, 1914–2015)
• Günter Dreyer (German, 1943-2019)
• Étienne Drioton (French, 1889–1961)
• Bernardino Drovetti (Italian, 1776–1852)
• Johannes Dümichen (German, 1833–1894)

E

• Bendix Ebbell (Norwegian, 1865–1941)
• Georg Ebers (German, 1837–1898)
• Dorothy Eady (English, 1904–1981)
• Campbell Cowan Edgar (British, 1870–1938)
• Amelia Edwards (British, 1831–1892)
• Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards
  (British, 1909–1996)
• August Eisenlohr (German, 1832–1902)
• Walter Bryan Emery (British, 1903–1971)
• Radcliffe Emerson (British, 1855-1940)
• Jean-Yves Empereur (French, born 1952)
• Reginald Engelbach (British, 1888–1946)
• Adolf Erman (German, 1854–1937)

F

• Herbert Walter Fairman (British, 1907-1982)
• Raymond O. Faulkner (British 1894–1982)
• Cecil Mallaby Firth (British, 1878–1931)
• Henry George Fischer (American, 1923–2006)
• Hans-Werner Fischer-Elfert (German, born 1954)
• Joann Fletcher (British, born 1966)
• Georges Foucart (French, 1865–1943)
• Detlef Franke (German, 1952–2007)
• Henri Frankfort (Dutch, 1897–1954)
• Henning Franzmeier (German)
• George Willoughby Fraser (British, 1866–1923)
• Renée Friedman (American)
• Elizabeth Frood (New Zealand)

G

• Marc Gabolde (French, born 1957)
• Alan Gardiner (British, 1879–1963)
• Jean Sainte-Fare Garnot (French, 1908–1963)
• John Garstang (British, 1876–1956)
• Henri Gauthier (French, 1877–1950)
• Joseph Étienne Gautier (French, 1861–1924)
• John Gee (American, born 1964)
• Paul Ghalioungui (Egyptian, 1908–1987)
• Stephen Ranulph Kingdon Glanville
  (British 1900–1956)
• Orly Goldwasser (Israeli)
• Vladimir Golenishchev (Russian, 1856–1947)
• Zakaria Goneim (Egyptian, 1905–1959)
• Charles Wycliffe Goodwin (English, 1817–1878)
• Janet Gourlay (Scottish, 1863–1912)
• Georges Goyon (French, 1905–1996)
• Pierre Grandet (French, born 1954)
• Hermann Grapow (German, 1885–1967)
• Eugène Grébaut (French, 1846–1915)
• Bernard Pyne Grenfell (British, 1869–1926)
• Francis Llewellyn Griffith (British, 1862–1934)
• Nora Griffith (British, 1870–1937)
• Nicolas Grimal (French, born 1948)
• Sarah Israelit Groll (Israeli, 1925–2007)
• Battiscombe Gunn (English, 1883–1950)

H

• Labib Habachi (Egyptian, 1906–1984)
• Hermine Hartleben (German, 1846–1918)
• Selim Hassan (Egyptian, 1887–1961)
• Zahi Hawass (Egyptian, born 1947)
• William C. Hayes (American, 1903–1963)
• Wolfgang Helck (German, 1914–1993)
• Johann Jakob Hess (Swiss, 1866–1949)
• James K. Hoffmeier (American, born 1951)
• Erik Hornung (Swiss, born 1933)
• Arthur Surridge Hunt (British, 1871–1934)
• Brian M. Hauglid (American, born 1954)

I

• Salima Ikram (Pakistani, born 1965)
• Sergei Ignatov (Bulgarian, born 1960)

J

• Christian Jacq (French, born 1947)
• Thomas Garnet Henry James
  (British, 1923–2009)
• Gustave Jéquier (Swiss, 1868–1946)
• Jean-Baptiste Jollois
  (French, 1776–1842)
• Edme-François Jomard (French, 1777–1862)
• Jana Jones (Australian)
• Pierre Jouguet (French, 1869–1949)
• Hermann Junker (German, 1877–1962)

K

• László Kákosy (Hungarian, 1932–2003)
• Ahmed Kamal (Egyptian, 1851–1923)
• Naguib Kanawati (Egyptian-Australian, born 1941)
• Peter Kaplony (Hungarian-Swiss, 1933–2011)
• Barry Kemp (British)
• Jean Kérisel (French, 1908–2005)
• Athanasius Kircher (German, 1602–1680)
• Kenneth Anderson Kitchen
  (British, born 1932)
• Giovanni Kminek-Szedlo (Czech-Italian, 1828–1896)
• Jirō Kondō (Japanese, born 1951)
• Charles Kuentz (French, 1895–1978)

L

• Pierre Lacau (French, 1873–1963)
• Violette Lafleur (Canadian, 1897–1965)
• Claire Lalouette (French)
• Jean-Philippe Lauer (French, 1902–2001)
• Jean Leclant (French, 1920–2011)
• Conradus Leemans (Dutch, 1809–1893)
• Eugène Lefébure (French, 1838–1908)
• Gustave Lefebvre (French, 1879–1957)
• Georges Legrain (French, 1865–1917)
• Mark Lehner (American)
• Oscar Lemm (Russian, 1856–1918)
• Charles Lenormant (French, 1802–1859)
• Karl Richard Lepsius (German, 1810–1884)
• Leonard H. Lesko (American, born 1938)
• František Lexa (Czech, 1876–1960)
• Nestor L'Hôte (French, 1804–1842)
• Miriam Lichtheim (Israeli, 1914–2004)
• Jadwiga Lipińska (Polish, 1932–2009)
• Jens Lieblein (Norwegian, 1827–1911)
• Victor Loret (French, 1859–1946)
• Adam Łukaszewicz (Polish, born 1950)

M

• Arthur Cruttenden Mace (British, 1874–1928)
• Auguste Ferdinand François Mariette
  (French, 1821–1881)
• Gaston Maspero (French, 1846–1916)
• Bernard Mathieu (French, born 1959)
• Bernadette Menu (French, born 1942)
• Barbara Mertz (American, 1927–2013)
• Kazimierz Michałowski (Polish, 1901–1981)
• Béatrix Midant-Reynes (French)
• Nicholas Millet (American, 1934–2004)
• Sir Robert Mond (British, 1867–1938)
• Pierre Montet (French, 1885–1966)
• Ludwig David Morenz (German, born 1965)
• Alexandre Moret (French, 1868–1938)
• Jacques de Morgan (French, 1857–1924)
• Rosalind Moss (British, 1890–1990)
• Tycho Q. Mrsich (German, 1925–2022)
• William J. Murnane (American, 1945–2000)
• Margaret Alice Murray
  (Anglo-Indian, 1863–1963)
• Karol Myśliwiec (Polish, born 1943)

N

• Édouard Naville (Swiss, 1844–1926)
• Alessandra Nibbi (Australian, 1923–2007)
• Andrzej Niwiński, (Polish, born 1948)
• Christiane Desroches Noblecourt (French, 1913–2011)

O

• David O'Connor (Australian, born 1938)
• Boyo Ockinga (German-Australian)

P

• Laure Pantalacci (French)
• Sarah Parcak (American)
• Richard Anthony Parker (American, 1905–1993)
• Richard B. Parkinson (British, born 1963)
• Thomas Eric Peet
  (British, 1882–1934)
• Amelia Peabody (British, 1852-1940)
• John Pendlebury (British, 1904–1941)
• John Shae Perring (British, 1813–1869)
• Hilda Petrie (Irish, 1871–1957)
• William Flinders Petrie
  (British, 1853–1942)
• Karl Piehl (Swedish, 1853–1904)
• Willem Pleyte (Dutch, 1836–1903)
• André Pochan (French, 1891–19??)
• Paule Posener-Kriéger (French, 1925—1996)

Q

• Joachim Friedrich Quack (German, born 1966)
• James Edward Quibell
  (British, 1867–1935)
• Stephen Quirke (British)

R

• David Randall-MacIver (British-American, 1873–1945)
• Maarten Raven (Dutch, born 1953)
• John D. Ray (British, born 1945)
• Donald B. Redford (Canadian, born 1934)
• Nicholas Reeves (English, born 1956)
• Adolphe Reinach (French, 1887–1914)
• George Andrew Reisner (American, 1867–1942)
• Peter le Page Renouf (English, 1822–1897)
• Eugène Revillout (French, 1843–1913)
• Alexander Henry Rhind (Scottish, 1833–1863)
• Herbert Ricke (German, 1901–1976)
• Robert K. Ritner (American, 1953–2021)
• David Roberts (Scottish, 1796–1864)
• Gay Robins (British-American, born 1951)
• David Rohl
  (British, born 1950)
• Ippolito Rosellini (Italian, 1800–1843)
• Emmanuel de Rougé (French, 1811–1872)
• François Michel de Rozière (French, 1775–1842)
• Otto Rubensohn (German, 1867–1964)
• Donald P. Ryan (American, born 1957)
• Kim Ryholt (American/Danish, born 1970)

S

• Henry Salt (English, 1780–1827)
• Helmut Satzinger (Austrian, born 1938)
• Serge Sauneron (French, 1927–1976)
• Claude-Étienne Savary (French, 1750–1788)
• Otto Schaden (American, 1937–2015)
• Hans Heinrich Schaeder (German, 1896–1957)
• Jean-Vincent Scheil (French, 1858–1940)
• Ernesto Schiaparelli (Italian, 1856–1928)
• René Schwaller de Lubicz
  (French, 1887–1961)
• Girolamo Segato (Italian, 1792–1836)
• Kurt Heinrich Sethe
  (German, 1869–1934)
• Gustav Seyffarth (German-American, 1796–1885)
• Ian Shaw (British, born 1961)
• David P. Silverman (American, born 1943)
• William Kelly Simpson (American, 1928–2017)
• Edwin Smith (American, 1822–1906)
• Grafton Elliot Smith (Australian, 1871–1937)

• Wilhelm Spiegelberg (German, 1870–1930)
• Rainer Stadelmann (German, 1933–2019)
• Danijela Stefanovic
  (Serbian, born 1973)
• Georg Steindorff (German, 1861–1951)
• Vasily Vasilievich Struve
  (Russian, 1889–1965)
• Zbigniew Szafrański (Polish)

T

• Mahmoud Maher Taha (Egyptian, born 1942)
• Rifa'a al-Tahtawi
  (Egyptian, 1801–1873)
• Gertrud Thausing (Austrian, 1905-1997)
• Elizabeth Thomas (American, 1907–1986)
• Herbert Thompson
  (British, 1859–1944)
• Claude Traunecker (French, born 1943)
• Bruce Trigger (Canadian, 1937–2006)
• Boris Turayev (Russian, 1868–1920)
• Joyce Tyldesley (British, born 1960)

U

• Peter Ucko (British, 1938–2007)

V

• Jeanne Marie Thérèse Vandier d'Abbadie (French, 1899–1977)
• Cyrus Vandergelt (American, 1840-1932)
• Alexandre Varille (French, 1909–1951)
• Luigi Vassalli (Italian, 1812–1887)
• Jean Vercoutter (French, 1911–2000)
• Jozef Vergote (Belgian, 1910–1992)
• Miroslav Verner (Czech, born 1941)
• Édouard de Villiers du Terrage (French, 1780–1855)
• Richard William Howard Vyse
  (British, 1784–1853)

W

• William Ayres Ward (American, 1928–1996)
• Kent R. Weeks (American, born 1941)
• Arthur Weigall (British, 1880–1934)
• Josef W. Wegner (American, born 1967)
• Fred Wendorf (American, 1924–2015)
• Willeke Wendrich (Dutch-American, born 1961)
• Edward Frank Wente
  (American, born 1930)
• Marcelle Werbrouck (Belgian, 1889–1959)
• Wolfhart Westendorf (German, 1924–2018)
• Charles Edwin Wilbour (American, 1833–1896)
• John Gardner Wilkinson (British, 1797–1875)
• Richard H. Wilkinson (American, born 1951)
• Toby Wilkinson (British, born 1969)
• Hilary Wilson
  (British, born mid 20th century)
• John A. Wilson (American, 1899–1976)
• Herbert Eustis Winlock (American, 1884–1950)
• Ewa Wipszycka (Polish, born 1933)
• Walter Wreszinski (German, 1880–1935)

Y

• Sakuji Yoshimura (Japanese, born 1943)
• Thomas Young (British, 1773–1829)
• Jean Yoyotte (French, 1927–2009)

Z

• Zbyněk Žába (Czech, 1917–1971)
• Louis Vico Žabkar (1914–1994)
• Hilde Zaloscer (Austrian, 1903–1999)
• Christiane Ziegler (French, born 1942)

Fictional Egyptologists

• Evelyn Carnahan (The Mummy (1999 film)
  )
• Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
• Amelia Peabody-Emerson and the Emerson Family (Amelia Peabody series
  )
• Stargate SG–1
  )
• Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
• Sarah Page (Primeval)
• Sophocles Sarcophagus (The Adventures of Tintin
  )

• List of female Egyptologists

External links

• International Directory of Egyptology from the International Association of Egyptologists
• List of Egyptologists and their publications