Francis Llewellyn Griffith

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Francis Llewellyn Griffith was a British Egyptologist and philologist known for his pioneering research on ancient Egyptian and related Nubian languages and inscriptions.

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instanceOf Egyptologist
human
philologist
areaOfInfluence study of Nubia
study of ancient Egypt
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1862-05-27
dateOfDeath 1934-03-18
educatedAt University of Oxford
surface form: Oxford University

The Queen's College, Oxford NERFINISHED
employer University of Oxford
familyName Griffith NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Egyptology
Nubian studies
ancient Egyptian language
epigraphy
philology
fullName Francis Llewellyn Griffith NERFINISHED
givenName Francis NERFINISHED
hasAcademicDiscipline history
linguistics
knownFor research on Nubian languages
research on ancient Egyptian language
study of Egyptian inscriptions
study of Nubian inscriptions
languageOfWorkOrName English
nationality British
notableAchievement advancement of the study of Meroitic inscriptions
pioneering research on Nubian languages
pioneering research on ancient Egyptian language
notableStudent Walter Bryan Emery NERFINISHED
notableWork Catalogue of the Demotic Papyri in the John Rylands Library NERFINISHED
Meroitic Inscriptions NERFINISHED
The Nubian Texts of the Christian Period NERFINISHED
occupation Egyptologist
philologist
university teacher
placeOfBirth Brighton NERFINISHED
England
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath England
Oxford NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
sexOrGender male
spouse Kate Bradbury Griffith NERFINISHED
workLocation Oxford NERFINISHED

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Meroitic script deciphermentContributor Francis Llewellyn Griffith