From Lepsius to WW II – The History of German Egyptology in the 19th and early 20th Centuries
Friday, December 8th, 2017
Date | Time | Location |
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Friday, December 8, 2017 | 7:00PM - 9:00PM | External Event, Earth Sciences Building,, Room B142 5 Bancroft Avenue University of Toronto |
Description
German Egyptology boasts a long and varied history. Political upheavals and academic conflicts within the subject were the catalysts for a number of different developments. The lecture traces the history of the discipline in Germany, its successes and set-backs, from the mid-19th century beginnings under Karl Richard Lepsius to the outbreak of the Second World War.
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