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Jean Leclant (8 August 1920 – 16 September 2011) was a renowned
Egyptologist Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Greek , '' -logia''; ar, علم المصريات) is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religiou ...
who was an Honorary Professor at the College of France, Permanent Secretary of the Academy of Inscriptions and Letters of the
Institut de France The (; ) is a French learned society, grouping five , including the Académie Française. It was established in 1795 at the direction of the National Convention. Located on the Quai de Conti in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, the institute ...
, and Honorary Secretary of th
International Association of Egyptologists
As part of his studies of the archeology of ancient Egyptian artifacts, Jean Leclant made major discoveries at
Saqqara Saqqara ( ar, سقارة, ), also spelled Sakkara or Saccara in English , is an Egyptian village in Giza Governorate, that contains ancient burial grounds of Egyptian royalty, serving as the necropolis for the ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis ...
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 The Prix mondial Cino Del Duca (Cino Del Duca World Prize) is an international literary award. With an award amount of , it is among the richest literary prizes. Origins and operations It was established in 1969 in France by Simone Del Duca (191 ...
. Leclant was elected an International member of the
American Philosophical Society The American Philosophical Society (APS), founded in 1743 in Philadelphia, is a scholarly organization that promotes knowledge in the sciences and humanities through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and communit ...
in 1999.


Publications

* ''Enquêtes sur les sacerdoces et les sanctuaires égyptiens à l'époque dite Éthiopienne, XXVe dynastie égyptienne'', n°17, BdE, IFAO, Le Caire, 1954. * With Paul Barguet and Clément Robichon, ''Karnak-nord IV'', 2 vol., FIFAO, Le Caire, 1954. * ''Fouilles et travaux en Égypte, 1955-1957'', n°27, fasc. 1, Orientalia, Pontificium institutum biblicum, Roma, 1958. * ''Fouilles et travaux en Égypte et au Soudan'', 1960-1961, n°31, fasc. 3, Orientalia, Pontificium institutum biblicum, Roma, 1962. * ''Fouilles et travaux en Égypte et au Soudan'', 1961-1962, n°32, fasc. 2, Orientalia, Pontificium institutum biblicum, Roma, 1963. * ''Recherches sur les monuments Thébains de la XXVe dynastie égyptienne dite éthiopienne'', 2 vol., BdE, IFAO, Le Caire, 1965. * With
Michela Schiff Giorgini Michela Schiff Giorgini née Beomonte (1923–1978) was an Italian archaeologist who is remembered for her extensive work in today's Sudan at Soleb on the River Nile where from 1957 she conducted excavations of the Temple of Amenhotep III. During ...
et Clément Robichon, ''Soleb I, 1813-1963'', Sansoni, Florence, 1965. * With Michela Schiff Giorgini et Clément Robichon, ''Soleb II, les nécropoles'', Sansoni, Florence, 1971. * With
Jean-Philippe Lauer Jean-Philippe Lauer (7 May 1902 – 15 May 2001), was a French architect and Egyptologist. He was considered to be the foremost expert on pyramid construction techniques and methods. Biography Arrival in Egypt He was born in the 8th arrondi ...
, ''Mission archéologique de Saqqarah, I, le temple haut du complexe funéraire du roi Téti'', BdE, IFAO, Le Caire, 1972. * With Gisèle Clerc, ''Inventaire bibliographique des Isiaca'', E.J. Brill, Leiden, 1972-1974. * ''Les textes de la pyramide de
Pepi I Meryre Pepi I Meryre (also Pepy I) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, third king of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt, who ruled for over 40 years at the turn of the 24th and 23rd centuries BC, toward the end of the Old Kingdom period. He was the son of ...
, reconstitution de la paroi est de l’antichambre'', CRAIBL, Paris, 1977. * With Audran Labrousse and
Jean-Philippe Lauer Jean-Philippe Lauer (7 May 1902 – 15 May 2001), was a French architect and Egyptologist. He was considered to be the foremost expert on pyramid construction techniques and methods. Biography Arrival in Egypt He was born in the 8th arrondi ...
, ''Mission archéologique de Saqqarah. II, Le temple haut du complexe funéraire du roi Ounas, '' n°73, BdE, IFAO, Le Caire, 1977. * ''Recherches à la pyramide de Pépi Ier (Saqqarah 1972-1976), '' BSFE, Paris, 10/1976-03/1977. * With Cyril Aldred, Jean-Louis Hellouin de Cenival, Fernand Debono,
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt Christiane Desroches Noblecourt (; 17 November 1913 – 23 June 2011) was a French Egyptologist. She was the author of many books on Egyptian art and history and was also known for her role in the International Campaign to Save the Monument ...
,
Jean-Philippe Lauer Jean-Philippe Lauer (7 May 1902 – 15 May 2001), was a French architect and Egyptologist. He was considered to be the foremost expert on pyramid construction techniques and methods. Biography Arrival in Egypt He was born in the 8th arrondi ...
and
Jean Vercoutter Jean Vercoutter (20 January 1911 – 16 July 2000) was a French Egyptologist. One of the pioneers of archaeological research into Sudan from 1953, he was Director of the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale from 1977 to 1981. Biography ...
, ''Le temps des pyramides'', L'univers des formes, Gallimard, Paris, 1978. * Wirh Cyril Aldred, Paul Barguet, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt et H.W. Müller, ''L'empire des conquérants'', L'univers des formes, Gallimard, Paris, 1979. * ''Fouilles et travaux en Égypte et au Soudan, 1978-1979'', n°49, (p. 346–420), Orientalia, 1980. * With Cyril Aldred, François Daumas et Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, ''L'Égypte du crépuscule'', L'univers des formes, Gallimard, Paris, 1980. * ''T.P. Pépi Ier, VI, à propos des textes des pyramides'', MGEM, IFAO, Le Caire, 1985. * ''De l'égyptophilie à l'égyptologie, '' Académie des inscriptions et belles lettres, Paris, 1985. * Avec H.G. Fischer, ''L'écriture et l'art de l'Égypte ancienne, Quatre leçons sur la paléographie et l'épigraphie pharaoniques'', PUF, Paris, 1986. * Avec A. Zivie, ''Memphis et ses nécropoles au Nouvel Empire'', Nouvelles données, nouvelles questions, CNRS, Paris, 1988. * ''Aux sources de l'égyptologie européenne : Champollion, Young, Rosellini, Lepsius'', Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, Paris, 1991. * ''Archaeological Activities in Egypt'', Vol. 1, (p. 3–9), Atti del VI Congresso Internazionale di Egittologia, Turin, 1992. * ''Noubounet, une nouvelle reine d'Égypte'', (p. 211–219), Gegengabe Brunner-Traut, Attempto Verlag, Tübingen, 1992. * ''À propos des Aegyptiaca du haut Moyen Âge en France'', (p. 77–80), The Heritage of Egypt. Studies Iversen, Museum Tusculanum Press, Copenhagen, 1992. * ''Diana Nemorensis, Isis et Bubastis'', (p. 251–257), Studies in Pharaonic Religion and Society in honour of J. Gwyn Griffiths, The Egypt Exploration Society, London, 1992. * Avec Gisèle Clerc, ''Fouilles et travaux en Égypte et au Soudan, 1993-1994'', n°64, fasc. 3, (p. 225–355), Orientalia, Rome, 1995. * ''Avant-propos'', (p. 13–19), L'Égyptomanie à l’épreuve de l’archéologie, Musée du Louvre, Paris, 1996. * Avec Gisèle Clerc, ''Fouilles et travaux en Égypte et au Soudan, 1994-1995'', n°65, fasc. 3, (p. 234–356), Orientalia, Roma, 1996. * Avec Jean-Philippe Lauer et Audran Labrousse, ''L'architecture des pyramides à textes, I, Saqqara Nord, '' 2 vol., n°114, BdE, IFAO, Le Caire, 1996. * Avec M. Rassart-Debergh, ''Textiles d'Antinoé'', Donation E. Guimet, Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Colmar, 1997. * Avec C. Langlois, A. Decaux, J. Tulard, F. Gros et G. Le Rider, ''L'expédition d'Égypte, postérités et prospectives'', Palais de l'Institut, Paris, 1998. * Avec Dominique Valbelle, ''Le décret de Memphis, bicentenaire de la découverte de la Pierre de Rosette'', De Boccard, Paris, 1999. * Avec G. Mokhtar, ''L'empire de Koush : Napata et Méroé, In Histoire Générale de l'Afrique''. Volume II : L'Afrique Ancienne, Présence Africaine/Edicef/Unesco, Paris, Nouvelle édition, 2000. * ''Répertoire d'épigraphie méroïtique : corpus des inscriptions publiées'', 3 vol., Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres, Paris, 2000. * ''Au fil du Nil, le parcours d'un égyptologue'', Académie des inscriptions et belles lettres, Paris, 2001. * Avec Catherine Berger-el Naggar, Bernard Mathieu et I. Pierre-Croisiau, ''Les textes de la pyramide de Pépy Ier, 1'', édition, description et analyse, 2, facsimilés, MIFAO, Le Caire, 2001. * ''Dictionnaire de l’Antiquité'',
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, Paris, 2005, collection Quadrige, 2464 pages, (). * ''The Edifice of Taharqa by the Sacred Lake of Karnak'' (with Richard Anthony Parker and Jean-Claude Goyon) (Brown University Press, 1979)


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Leclant, Jean 1920 births 2011 deaths French Egyptologists Scientists from Paris École Normale Supérieure alumni Collège de France faculty Commanders of the Ordre national du Mérite Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Commandeurs of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques Grand Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Members of the Société Asiatique Members of the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale Foreign Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences Members of the American Philosophical Society