Georg Ebers
German egyptologist and novelist (1837–1898)
Georg Ebers was born on March 1, 1837 in Berlin and died on August 7, 1898 in Tutzing, aged 61. Recorded occupations: writer, Egyptologist, university teacher and orientalist. Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia and German Reich. Positions held include professor and extraordinary professor. Fields of work: Egyptology and historical fiction. Notable works include “An Egyptian Princess”, “Egypt: descriptive, historical, and picturesque” and “Ebers Papyrus”. Educated at University of Göttingen, University of Jena, Allgemeine Deutsche Bildungsanstalt and Frederick William University Berlin. Member of Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Corps Saxonia Göttingen.
- Born
- March 1, 1837 · Berlin
- Died
- August 7, 1898 · Tutzing
- Age at death
- 61
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia, German Reich
- Occupations
- writer, Egyptologist, university teacher, orientalist
- Positions held
- professor, extraordinary professor
- Notable works
- An Egyptian Princess, Egypt: descriptive, historical, and picturesque, Ebers Papyrus
- Education
- University of Göttingen, University of Jena, Allgemeine Deutsche Bildungsanstalt, Frederick William University Berlin
- Wikipedia editions
- 24 languages
- Signature licence
- Public domain
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