Jean Leclant (8 August 1920 – 16 September 2011) 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 ...

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 . 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 manages approximately ...

, and Honorary Secretary of the International Association of Egyptologists. As part of his studies of the

archeology Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeolo ...

of ancient Egyptian artifacts, Jean Leclant made major discoveries at

Saqqara Saqqara ( : saqqāra ), also spelled Sakkara or Saccara in English , is an Egyptian village in the markaz (county) of Badrashin in the Giza Governorate, that contains ancient burial grounds of Egyptian royalty, serving as the necropolis for ...

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

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, 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 from France. With an award amount of , it is among the richest literary prizes. Origins and operations It was established in 1969 in France by French b ...

. Leclant was elected an International member of the

American Philosophical Society The American Philosophical Society (APS) is an American scholarly organization and learned society founded in 1743 in Philadelphia that promotes knowledge in the humanities and natural sciences through research, professional meetings, publicat ...

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

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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 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, ''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; died 2283 BC) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, king, third king of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt, who ruled for over 40 years from the 24th to the 23rd century BC, toward the end of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, Old Ki ...

, reconstitution de la paroi est de l’antichambre'', CRAIBL, Paris, 1977. * With Audran Labrousse and Jean-Philippe Lauer, ''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 Cyril Aldred (19 February 1914 – 23 June 1991) was an English Egyptologist, art historian, and author. Early life Cyril Aldred was born in Fulham, London, the son of Frederick Aldred and Lilian Ethel Underwood, and the sixth of seven childre ...

, 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 Art of Ancient Egypt, Egyptian art and History of Egypt, history and was also known for her role in the Inte ...

, Jean-Philippe Lauer 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 B ...

, ''Le temps des pyramides'', L'univers des formes, Gallimard, Paris, 1978. * With 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 François Felix Eugene Daumas (3 January 1915 - 6 October 1984) was a French Egyptologist who was director of the Institut français d'archéologie orientale An institute is an organizational body created for a certain purpose. They are often ...

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'', PUF, Paris, 2005, collection Quadrige, 2464 pages, (). * ''The Edifice of Taharqa by the Sacred Lake of Karnak'' (with Richard Anthony Parker and

Jean-Claude Goyon Jean-Claude Goyon (2 August 1937 – 24 June 2021) was a French Egyptologist, and professor of Egyptology at Lumière University Lyon 2. Biography After earning a doctoral degree in literature, Goyon became a research fellow at the French Nationa ...

) (Brown University Press, 1979)

Honours

References

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