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champollion

/ʃɑ̃.pɔ.ljɔ̃/

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noun

/ʃɑ̃.pɔ.ljɔ̃/C2formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к французскому учёному и египтологу, который в 1821 году стал первым человеком, расшифровавшим египетские иероглифы после изучения Розеттского камня.

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.

uncountable · proper noun

  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.

    ruФранцузский египтолог

    • 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.
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