champollion

• Eigenname eines französischen Gelehrten und Ägyptologen, der 1821 als erster Mensch die ägyptischen Hieroglyphen nach dem Studium des Steins von Rosette entzifferte.

A proper noun referring to a French scholar and Egyptologist who, in 1821, became the first person to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics after studying the Rosetta Stone.

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1. French EgyptologistC1formal

   Jean-François Champollion was a French scholar and Egyptologist who, in 1821, became the first person to successfully decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics by studying the Rosetta Stone.

   Französischer Ägyptologe

   • Champollion's work on the Rosetta Stone revolutionized the understanding of ancient Egyptian writing.
   • He is celebrated as the father of modern Egyptology.
   • Champollion's decipherment allowed historians to read thousands of years of Egyptian history.