Serge Sauneron (3 January 1927 – 3 June 1976) was a French

Egyptologist Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Greek , ''-logia''; ) is the scientific study of ancient Egypt. The topics studied include ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end ...

. He was Director of the

Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale An institute is an organizational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes c ...

from 1969 to 1976. Notable publications include his work on the Priests of Ancient Egypt, entitled, ''Les prêtres de l'ancienne Égypte'' (1957) and ''Les songes et leur interprétation'', published in 2 volumes (1959). He was killed in a car accident on 3 June 1976.

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French Egyptologists 1927 births 1976 deaths Road incident deaths in Egypt Members of the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale {{France-academic-bio-stub