Pierre-François Bouchard

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Pierre-François Bouchard was a French army engineer best known for discovering the Rosetta Stone in Egypt in 1799, a find that proved crucial to deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.

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instanceOf French army officer
discoverer of archaeological artifact
human
military engineer
associatedWithPlace Fort Julien NERFINISHED
Rashid (Rosetta) NERFINISHED
causeOfNotability contribution to decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs through discovery of Rosetta Stone
countryOfBirth France
countryOfCitizenship France
countryOfDeath France
dateOfBirth 1771-04-29
dateOfDeath 1822-08-05
dateOfDiscoveryOfRosettaStone 1799
discovered Rosetta Stone NERFINISHED
discoveredBy Pierre-François Bouchard NERFINISHED
discoveryDate 1799
discoveryPlace near Rashid (Rosetta), Egypt
employer French Army NERFINISHED
era 18th century
19th century
familyName Bouchard NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork fortification construction
military engineering
givenName Pierre-François NERFINISHED
knownFor discovering the Rosetta Stone
language French
militaryBranch French Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank captain
lieutenant
name Pierre-François Bouchard NERFINISHED
nationality French
notableEvent oversaw works at Fort Julien when Rosetta Stone was found
notableWork discovery of the Rosetta Stone
occupation army engineer
military officer
participantIn French campaign in Egypt and Syria NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Orgelet NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Givet NERFINISHED
servedIn Egyptian campaign of Napoleon NERFINISHED
Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male

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Rosetta Stone discoveredBy Pierre-François Bouchard