Jean Leclant

Jean Leclant
Born8 August 1920 Edit this on Wikidata
Died16 September 2011 Edit this on Wikidata
EducationÉcole normale supérieure, École pratique des hautes études Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationsArchaeologist, Egyptologist, curator, university teacher, orientalist, geographer Edit this on Wikidata
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Funeral of Jean Leclant at the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 23 September 2011

Jean Leclant (8 August 1920 – 16 September 2011) was a French Egyptologist who was an Honorary Professor at the College of France, Permanent Secretary of the Academy of Inscriptions and Letters of the Institut de France, and Honorary Secretary of the International Association of Egyptologists.

As part of his studies of the archeology of ancient Egyptian artifacts, Jean Leclant made major discoveries at Saqqara and undertook excavations at other archaeological sites in Ethiopia and the Sudan. An honorary member of the Humanities and the Social Sciences section of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, his work earned him numerous awards including the 1993 International Balzan Foundation Prize for Art and Archaeology of the Ancient World and the 2000 Prix mondial Cino Del Duca.

Leclant was elected an International member of the American Philosophical Society in 1999.

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Honours

Ribbon barCountryHonour
FranceGrand-officier of the Legion of Honour
FranceGrand-officier of the National Order of Merit
FranceCommander of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques
FranceCommander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
FranceChevalier of the Order of Military Merit
ItalyGrand officier of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
EgyptGrand Officier of the Order of the Arab Republic of Egypt
SudanGrand Cordon of the National Order of El-Nilein
EthiopiaOfficier of the Order of Menelik II

References

  1. ↑ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-12-01.