Count Riamo d'Hulst (c.1850–1916) was an
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 ...
and
antiquarian
An antiquarian or antiquary () is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for those who study history with particular attention to ancient artefacts, archaeological and historic si ...
of possible German origin.
Biography
Details about his early life are unknown. According to one report, d'Hulst may have been a Prussian officer in the
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia. Lasting from 19 July 1870 to 28 Janua ...
of 1870–71, and a possible deserter. Another account relates that he was the victim of a war wound. The same document, however, falsely describes him as an Austrian.
The first reference of D'Hulst is found in the London Times (1887), where it was reported that he discovered an early Christian cemetery in Alexandria. More information about d'Hulst comes to light during the years 1887 to 1892 when he worked as an officer of the
Egypt Exploration Fund, most notably on the excavations at Tel Basta (
Bubastis
Bubastis ( Bohairic Coptic: ''Poubasti''; Greek: ''Boubastis'' or ''Boubastos''), also known in Arabic as Tell-Basta or in Egyptian as Per-Bast, was an ancient Egyptian city. Bubastis is often identified with the biblical ''Pi-Beseth'' ( ''p ...
) with the Swiss Egyptologist and biblical scholar,
Henri Édouard Naville.
D'Hulst helped the Fund to ship large monuments to museums in England and Europe. A speaker of Arabic, he was also placed in charge of superintending the Arab workmen.
[M. S. Drower, Flinders Petrie: A Life in Archaeology (London, 1985), 281-2]
See also
*
Archibald Henry Sayce
*
Cairo Geniza
The Cairo Geniza, alternatively spelled the Cairo Genizah, is a collection of some 400,000 Judaism, Jewish manuscript fragments and Fatimid Caliphate, Fatimid administrative documents that were kept in the ''genizah'' or storeroom of the Ben Ezra ...
and
Genizah
A genizah (; , also ''geniza''; plural: ''genizot'' 'h''or ''genizahs'') is a storage area in a Judaism, Jewish synagogue or cemetery designated for the temporary storage of worn-out Hebrew-language books and papers on religious topics prior t ...
Publications
*D'Hulst, R., 'The Arab House of Egypt', Royal Institute of British Architects, new ser. 6 (1890), 221-7.
*Naville, E., Bubastis (1887-1889), Eighth memoir of the Egypt Exploration Fund, London, 1891
ontains a plan of excavations and a photograph of the head of Rameses by the Count d'Hulst
Further reading
*Jefferson, R. J. W., 'A Genizah Secret: the Count d'Hulst and letters revealing the race to recover the lost leaves of the original Ecclesiasticus', Journal of the History of Collections, 21/1 (2009), 125-142
Pre-print version available as open access online.*Jefferson, R. J. W., 'The Cairo Genizah Unearthed: the excavations conducted by the Count d'Hulst on behalf of the Bodleian Library and their significance for Genizah history' in B. Outhwaite & S. Bhayro (eds), A Sacred Source: Genizah Studies in Honour of Professor Stefan C. Reif (Cambridge Genizah Series; I), Leiden: Brill, 2010, 171-200.
*Weny, S. ‘L’Archictecte de l’État Charles Arendt (1825–1910) et la restauration de la chapelle du château d’Esch-sur-Sûre (Luxembourg)’, Hémecht: Zeitschrift für Luxemburger Geschichte Revue d’Histoire Luxemourgeoise 55 (2003), pp. 483–523.
''Sacred Trash: the lost and found world of the Cairo Genizah'' by Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole''Sacred treasure--the Cairo genizah: the amazing discoveries of forgotten Jewish history in an Egyptian synagogue attic'' by Mark Glickman
External links
A Genizah SecretThe Cairo Genizah Unearthed - preprintCount Riamo d'Hulst Blog
References
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German Egyptologists
Year of birth uncertain
1916 deaths