ancientegyptdaily:SELIM HASSAN (Arabic: سليم حسن; born on 15 April 1886 – 1961) was an Egyptian Egy
ancientegyptdaily:SELIM HASSAN (Arabic: سليم حسن; born on 15 April 1886 – 1961) was an Egyptian Egyptologist. He wrote the 16-volume Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt in Arabic and supervised the excavation of many ancient Egyptian tombs under the auspices of Cairo University. He was the first native Egyptian to be appointed Professor of Egyptology at the University of Cairo, a post he held from 1936 to 1939. He was then made Deputy-Director of the Antiquities Service. He received a PhD from Vienna in 1935.The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt is considered the definitive historical reference for Ancient Egypt. Hassan wrote it in Arabic and worked on it for most of his life. -- source link
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