Alessandro Barsanti
Italian egyptologist

Alessandro Barsanti

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Italian egyptologist
Gender:
Male
Places:
Italy
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ArchitectEgyptologistArchaeologistAnthropologist
Work field:
EngineeringSocial science
Birth:
1858(Alexandria, Egypt)
Death:
1917(Cairo, Egypt)
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Alessandro Barsanti (1858–1917) was an Italian architect and Egyptologist who worked for the Egyptian Antiquities Service. He excavated throughout Egypt (most notably he 'discovered' the tomb of Akhenaten in 1891–1892). He was also in charge of the transfer of collection of the Cairo Museum from its site at Giza to the current location in Cairo itself.

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  • Fouilles autuor de la pyramide d´Ounas (1899–1890). In: Annales du service des antiquités de lÉgypte - Súppleménts (ASAE), 1. Ausgabe 1900. Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Kairo. pp 149–190 & 230–285.
  • Rapport sur la fouille de Dahchour (1902). In: Annales du service des antiquités de lÉgypte - Súppleménts (ASAE), 3. Ausgabe 1902. Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Kairo. pp 198–202.
  • Fouilles de Zaouiét el-Aryán (1904–1905). In: Annales du service des antiquités de lÉgypte - Súppleménts (ASAE), 7. Ausgabe 1906. Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Kairo. pp 257–287.
  • Fouilles de Zaouiét el-Aryán (1911–1912). In: Annales du service des antiquités de lÉgypte - Súppleménts (ASAE), 12. Ausgabe 1912. Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Kairo. pp 57–63.