Passalacqua, Giuseppe,his field of expertise is Egyptology

Passalacqua, Giuseppe

Passalacqua, Giuseppe

Date of Birth :

1797

Place of Birth :

Trieste,Italy

Country :

Italy

Field of Expertise :

Egyptology

Educational background :

Acheivements / Contributions :

He initially came to Egypt in order to trade for horses, but ended up recognizing the prospective of antiquities and turned to digging.
His collection was rejected by the Louvre, because of the extreme price he was asking, and was later sold to the Berlin Museum, where he became the curator in 1827.

Bibliography :