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The World's Greatest Books, Volume Iv
| Content Provider | World eBook Library |
|---|---|
| Author | Mee, Arthur |
| Organization | World Library Foundation |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Abstract | Excerpt: GEORG EBERS. An Egyptian Princess. Georg Moritz Ebers, a great Orientalist and Egyptologist, was born in Berlin on March 1, 1837, received his first instruction at Keilhau in Thuringen, then attended a college at Quedlinburg, and finally took up the study of law at Goettingen University. In 1858, when his feet became lame, he abandoned this study, and took up philology and archaeology. After 1859 he devoted himself almost exclusively to Egyptology. Having recovered from his long illness, he visited the most important European museums, and in 1869 he travelled to Egypt, Nubia, and Arabia. On his return he took the chair of Egyptology at Leipzig University. He went back to Egypt in 1872, and discovered, besides many other important inscriptions, the famous papyrus which bears his name. ?An Egyptian Princess? is his first important novel, written during his illness, and published in 1864. It has gone through numerous editions, and has been translated into most European languages. It was followed by several other similar works of fiction, of which ?Serapis? achieved wide popularity. Ebers died on August 7, 1898. |
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| File Size | 943718 |
| File Format | |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Blackmask Online |
| Part of Series | Blackmask Online Collection |
| Access Restriction | Subscribed |
| Subject Keyword | Literature World library foundation |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Book |
