Victor Clement Georges Philippe Loret,his field of expertise is Egyptology

Victor Clement Georges Philippe Loret

Victor Clement Georges Philippe Loret

Date of Birth :

September 1st, 1859.

Place of Birth :

Paris

Country :

France

Field of Expertise :

Egyptology

Educational background :

He study with Maspero at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes and the College de France.
He became a associate of the French Archaeological Institute in Cairo in 1881.

Acheivements / Contributions :

He was a reader at the University of Lyons between 1886 and 1929, where he set up the school of Egyptology.
Between 1897 and 1899, he was the Director General of the Egyptian Antiquities Service and excavated in the Valley of the Kings, producing remarkable results.
He also excavated at Saqqara.
He is also renowned as the founder of the Antiquities Service Journal.
He died in Lyons on February 3rd, 1946.

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