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Auguste Mariette | |
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![]() Auguste Mariette. Photo by Nadar, c. 1861 | |
Born | François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette 11 February 1821 |
Died | 18 January 1881 Cairo, Egypt | (aged 59)
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Egyptologist |
François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette (11 February 1821 – 18 January 1881) was a French scholar, archaeologist and Egyptologist, and the founder of the Egyptian Department of Antiquities, the forerunner of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.