Auguste Mariette
French archaeologist and egyptologist
François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette was a French scholar, archaeologist and Egyptologist, and the founder of the Egyptian Department of Antiquities, the forerunner of the Supreme Council of Antiquities. Wikipedia
Born: February 11, 1821, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Died: January 18, 1881 (age 59 years), Bulaq, Cairo, Egypt
Place of burial: The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Books: Denderah, Abydos (Egyptienne), Outlines of Ancient Egyptian History, and more