Ernesto Schiaparelli

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Ernesto Schiaparelli was an Italian Egyptologist best known for his early 20th-century excavations in Egypt, including major work in the Valley of the Queens and the discovery of Queen Nefertari’s tomb.

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Ernesto Schiaparelli canonical 5

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptologist
Italian person
archaeologist
human
citizenship Italy
countryOfBirth Kingdom of Sardinia
countryOfDeath Kingdom of Italy
dateOfBirth 1856-07-12
dateOfDeath 1928-02-14
discovered intact tomb of Kha and Merit
several tombs in the Valley of the Queens
Tomb of Nefertari
surface form: tomb of Nefertari (QV66)
educatedAt University of Florence NERFINISHED
University of Turin NERFINISHED
employer Egyptian Museum of Turin
surface form: Museo Egizio
era early 20th century
late 19th century
familyName Schiaparelli EDM lander
surface form: Schiaparelli
fieldOfWork Egyptology
archaeology
givenName Ernesto
languageSpoken English
French
German
Italian
memberOf Accademia dei Lincei
Accademia delle Scienze di Torino
name Ernesto Schiaparelli self-link
notableAchievement organized Italian archaeological missions to Egypt
significantly expanded the Egyptian collections of the Museo Egizio
notableWork discovery of the tomb of Nefertari
excavations at Assiut necropolis
excavations at Asyut
excavations at Deir el-Medina
excavations at Gebelein
excavations at Giza
excavations at Hammamiyat
excavations at Heliopolis
excavations at Qau el-Kebir
excavations in the Valley of the Queens
placeOfBirth Occhieppo Inferiore
placeOfDeath Turin
positionHeld director of the Museo Egizio in Turin
publication Italian Archaeological Mission to Egypt
surface form: Relazione sui lavori della Missione Archeologica Italiana in Egitto
relative Elsa Schiaparelli
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Giovanni Schiaparelli
workLocation Egypt
Turin

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Description of subject: Ernesto Schiaparelli was an Italian Egyptologist best known for his early 20th-century excavations in Egypt, including major work in the Valley of the Queens and the discovery of Queen Nefertari’s tomb.

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Valley of the Queens excavatedBy Ernesto Schiaparelli
Tomb of Kha and Merit discoveredBy Ernesto Schiaparelli
QV66 discoveredBy Ernesto Schiaparelli
Ernesto Schiaparelli name Ernesto Schiaparelli self-link
Tomb of Nefertari discoveredBy Ernesto Schiaparelli