Jules Oppert
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Jules Oppert was a pioneering 19th-century Assyriologist known for his major contributions to the decipherment of cuneiform and the study of ancient Mesopotamian civilizations.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Julius Oppert | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Assyriologist
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human ⓘ philologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Légion d'honneur
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surface form:
Legion of Honour
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| citizenship |
France
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Germany ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
classification of cuneiform scripts
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historical geography of Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1825-07-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1905-08-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
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surface form:
University of Berlin
University of Kiel NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| employer |
Collège de France
NERFINISHED
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École des Hautes Études NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Oppert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Assyriology
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Semitic philology ⓘ ancient Mesopotamian history ⓘ cuneiform studies ⓘ |
| givenName | Jules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
decipherment of cuneiform script
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research on the Akkadian language ⓘ research on the Sumerian language ⓘ study of ancient Mesopotamian civilizations ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
NERFINISHED
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Société Asiatique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Documents juridiques de l’Assyrie et de la Chaldée
NERFINISHED
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Expédition scientifique en Mésopotamie NERFINISHED ⓘ Grammaire assyrienne NERFINISHED ⓘ Études assyriennes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Assyriologist
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philologist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of Assyrian philology and archaeology at the Collège de France ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
Akkadian language
NERFINISHED
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Sumerian language ⓘ cuneiform inscriptions ⓘ |
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Julius Oppert