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Jean Leclant

French egyptologist (1920–2011).

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Place of Death

Paris
6th Arrondissement of Paris
Reason for Preferred Rank
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Place of Birth

14th Arrondissement of Paris

Award Received

14 items
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Commander of the National Order of Merit
(11/21/1995)
Point in Time
: 11/21/1995
Commandeur Des Arts Et Des Lettres‎
Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms
Prix Mondial Cino Del Duca
(2000)
Point in Time
: 2000
Balzan Prize
(1993)
Field of Work
:
Archaeology
Country of Citizenship
:
France
Point in Time
: 1993
Honorary Doctor of the University of Vienna
Honorary Doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain
Honorary Doctor of the University of Vienna
Concours Général
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Q96748093
Grand Prix De La Société De Géographie
(1997)
Point in Time
: 1997

Country of Citizenship

France

Educated At

École Normale Supérieure
(1940 - )
Start Time
: 1940
École Pratique Des Hautes Études
University of Strasbourg

Instance Of

Human

Date of Death

9/16/2011

Occupation

Archaeologist
Egyptologist
Curator
University Teacher
Orientalist
Geographer

Given Name

Jean

Member Of

23 items
Académie Des Inscriptions Et Belles-Lettres
(1974 - 2011)
Subject Has Role
:
Membre Ordinaire
Start Time
: 1974
End Time
: 2011
Société Asiatique
Académie Des Sciences D'outre-Mer
Russian Academy of Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Academia Europaea
(1993 - )
Affiliation
:
AE Section Classics and Oriental Studies
Start Time
: 1993
Académie Delphinale
Académie Des Sciences, Belles-Lettres Et Arts De Lyon
Statement Disputed By
:
Dictionnaire Historique Des Académiciens De Lyon
Académie Des Sciences, Agriculture, Arts Et Belles-Lettres D'Aix
Académie Nationale Des Sciences, Belles-Lettres Et Arts De Bordeaux
Société Des Africanistes (France)
French Society of Egyptology
Société Nationale Des Antiquaires De France
Institut Français D'Archéologie Orientale
(1948 - 1952)
Start Time
: 1948
End Time
: 1952
Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium
Accademia Nazionale Dei Lincei
Academy of Athens
Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
Accademia Pontaniana
Romanian Academy
British Academy
Academy of Sciences of Turin
(6/12/2001 - )
Start Time
: 6/12/2001

Employer

Collège De France
(1979 - 1990)
Start Time
: 1979
End Time
: 1990
University of Paris
(1963 - 1979)
Start Time
: 1963
End Time
: 1979
École Pratique Des Hautes Études
(1964 - 1990)
Start Time
: 1964
End Time
: 1990
University of Strasbourg
(1953 - 1963)
Start Time
: 1953
End Time
: 1963

Name in Native Language

Jean Leclant

Position Held

Professor
(1979 - 1994)
Employer
:
Collège De France
Start Time
: 1979
End Time
: 1994
Q99197615
(1983 - 2011)
Replaced By
:
Michel Zink
Replaces
:
André Dupont-Sommer
Start Time
: 1983
End Time
: 2011
Chairperson
(1970 - 1979)
Replaced By
:
Jean Yoyotte
Replaces
:
Georges Posener
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
French Society of Egyptology
Start Time
: 1970
End Time
: 1979

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

French

Sex or Gender

Male

Described at URL

https://www.aibl.fr/membres/academic ...
http://cths.fr/an/savant.php?id=111399#
http://dictionnairedesorientalistes. ...

Date of Birth

8/8/1920

Place of Burial

Montparnasse Cemetery

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Field of Work

Egyptology
Oriental Studies
Geography

Professorship

Professor

Writing Language

French

Family Name

Leclant

Assessment

Agrégation De Géographie

Work Location

Collège De France
École Pratique Des Hautes Études
University of Paris
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