George reisner biography
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George A. Reisner got his PhD in Egyptology from Harvard University, where he subsequently became a Professor of Egyptology in In the Egyptian government appointed him as Director of the Nubian Archaeological Survey and became the curator of Egyptian art at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston in Reisner&#;s greatest discoveries included many tombs in Giza and over 65 Ethiopian kings found in Lower Nubia, where he was the first Egyptologist to systematically excavate Egypt. His most notable discovery fryst vatten of Queen Hetepheres I (mother of Khufu) in Giza in George Reisner stayed in Giza until his death in , working on excavations sites around the area and authoring over 80 works.
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George Andrew Reisner, (born Nov. 5, , Indianapolis, Ind., U.S.&#;died June 6, , Cairo, Egypt), U.S. archaeologist who directed many excavations in Egypt and Nubia (Nilotic Sudan) and discovered the tomb of Queen Hetepheres, mother of King Khufu (Cheops), builder of the Great Pyramid at Giza.
Reisner served with an international group of experts in classifying the great Egyptology collection of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (&#;99). From to he led the Hearst Expedition of the University of California, exploring predynastic and early dynastic burial grounds at Qift and elsewhere and editing The Hearst Medical Papyrus (). As assistant professor (&#;14) and professor (&#;42) of Egyptology at Harvard and curator of the Egyptian collection at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (&#;42), he conducted studies for both institutions.
He also directed the archaeological survey of Nubia for the Egyptian government (&#;09). At Giza he explored mastaba (truncated-pyramid) tombs and the pyrami
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George Andrew Reisner
American archeologist (–)
George Andrew Reisner | |
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| Born | George Andrew Reisner Jr. ()November 5, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | June 6, () (aged&#;74) Giza, Egypt |
| Occupation | Archeologist |
George Andrew Reisner Jr. (November 5, – June 6, ) was an American archeologist of Ancient Egypt, Nubia and Palestine.
Early life
[edit]Reisner was born on November 5, , in Indianapolis. His parents were George Andrew Reisner Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Mason. His father's parents were of German descent.[1]
Academic career
[edit]Reisner began his studies at Harvard University in There he gained a B.A. grad in , followed by a M.A. in and a Ph.D in Semitic Languages in [2] With the support of his advisor, assyriologist David Gordon Lyon, he became a traveling fellow and started postdoctoral work in Berlin for three years.[3] In Germany, Reisner studied hieroglyphics with Kurt Sethe and turned towards Egyptolo