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==Life== |
==Life== |
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He was educated at the [[collège Mazarin]], the [[École nationale des ponts et chaussées]] and the [[École polytechnique]]. He took part in Napoleon's commission to Egypt. He later worked at the [[Bibliothèque nationale]].<ref>Arthur Goldschmidt, ''Biographical Dictionary of Modern Egypt'' (2000), p. 98; [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=p3J6IS8t74QC&pg=PA98 Google Books].</ref> |
He was educated at the [[collège Mazarin]], the [[École nationale des ponts et chaussées]] and the [[École polytechnique]]. He took part in Napoleon's commission to Egypt. He later worked at the [[Bibliothèque nationale]].<ref>Arthur Goldschmidt, ''Biographical Dictionary of Modern Egypt'' (2000), p. 98; [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=p3J6IS8t74QC&pg=PA98 Google Books].</ref> |
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==Description de l'Égypte== |
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"The publication of the landmark, outsized "[[Description de l'Égypte]] (Description of Egypt) was decreed by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802. This seminal publication on Egyptology was a collaboration effort of some 150 prominent French scientist and scholars and 2,000 technicians and artists. It is the record of Napoleon Bonbaparte's [[Commission des Sciences et des Arts]] that accompanied the ill-fated [[French campaign in Egypt and Syria]] (1798-1801)."<ref>Root, Nina J. 2012. "Egypt Revealed." IN: Baione, Tom. 2012. Natural histories: extraordinary rare book selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library. New York, NY: Sterling Signature. Page 81.</ref> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Revision as of 14:21, 12 October 2012
Edme François Jomard (1777–1862) was a French cartographer, engineer, and archaeologist. He edited the Description de L'Égypte and was a member of the Institut d'Egypt established by Napoleon. He supervised the educational and cultural mission sent to France from Egypt by Muhammad Ali of Egypt.
Life
He was educated at the collège Mazarin, the École nationale des ponts et chaussées and the École polytechnique. He took part in Napoleon's commission to Egypt. He later worked at the Bibliothèque nationale.[1]
Description de l'Égypte
"The publication of the landmark, outsized "Description de l'Égypte (Description of Egypt) was decreed by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802. This seminal publication on Egyptology was a collaboration effort of some 150 prominent French scientist and scholars and 2,000 technicians and artists. It is the record of Napoleon Bonbaparte's Commission des Sciences et des Arts that accompanied the ill-fated French campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798-1801)."[2]
Notes
- ^ Arthur Goldschmidt, Biographical Dictionary of Modern Egypt (2000), p. 98; Google Books.
- ^ Root, Nina J. 2012. "Egypt Revealed." IN: Baione, Tom. 2012. Natural histories: extraordinary rare book selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library. New York, NY: Sterling Signature. Page 81.
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