Pierre Montet

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Pierre Montet was a French Egyptologist renowned for his excavations and discoveries in ancient Egyptian sites, particularly royal tombs.

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Pierre Montet canonical 3

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instanceOf Egyptologist
archaeologist
human
awardReceived Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur
surface form: Commander of the Legion of Honour
countryOfBirth France
countryOfCitizenship France
countryOfDeath France
dateOfBirth 1885-06-27
dateOfDeath 1966-06-19
educatedAt Sorbonne University
École du Louvre
École pratique des hautes études
employer Collège de France
University of Strasbourg
era 20th century
familyName Montet
fieldOfWork Egyptology
archaeology
gender male
givenName Pierre
knownFor discoveries of Third Intermediate Period royal tombs at Tanis
work on the history of ancient Egypt
languageOfWorkOrName French
mainInterest Phoenician archaeology
ancient Egypt
memberOf Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres
surface form: Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
name Pierre Montet NERFINISHED
nationality French
notableAchievement discovery of royal tombs at Tanis
discovery of treasures of pharaohs at Tanis
notableDiscovery tomb of Amenemope
tomb of Osorkon II
tomb of Psusennes I
tomb of Shoshenq II
tomb of Takelot I
notableWork Géographie de l’Égypte ancienne
La vie quotidienne en Égypte au temps des Ramsès
Les scènes de la vie privée dans les tombeaux égyptiens de l’Ancien Empire
excavations at Byblos
excavations at Tanis
occupation Egyptologist
archaeologist
placeOfBirth Villefranche-sur-Saône
placeOfDeath Paris
studentOf Gaston Maspero
workLocation Paris
Strasbourg

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Abu Rawash necropolis excavatedBy Pierre Montet
Pyramid of Djedefre excavatedBy Pierre Montet