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Hermann Grapow | |
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| Born | 1 September 1885 |
| Died | 24 August 1967 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | Humboldt University of Berlin |
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| Fields | Egyptology |
| Institutions | Humboldt University of Berlin |
| Notable students | Fritz Hintze |
Hermann Grapow (1 September 1885 in Rostock – 24 August 1967 in Berlin)[1] was a German Egyptologist and professor who published together with Adolf Erman the Dictionary of the Egyptian Language.
He studied Egyptology at Humboldt University of Berlin under Adolf Erman. He later taught and became a professor of Egyptology at Humboldt University.[2]
Grapow joined the Nazi Party in 1937.[3]
After World War II, Grapow continued to work towards the completion of the Dictionary of the Egyptian Language. After its publication, he concentrated on studying ancient Egyptian texts that dealt with medicine.[4]
In 1947, together with Richard Hartmann and Diedrich Westermann, he founded the Institute for Oriental Research at the Berlin Academy[disambiguation needed] and was appointed its director in 1956 as the successor to Richard Hartmann.
- ^ "Hermann Grapow". Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- ^ "Becoming a Titan: Hermann Grapow's Position in Egyptology and National Socialist Initiatives for the Humanities, 1938–45". Near Eastern Languages & Cultures - UCLA. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Ernst Klee, Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945. S. Fischer, Francoforte sul Meno, 2007, ISBN 978-3-10-039326-5.
- ^ Krause, Martin. Grapow, Hermann (Volume 4 ed.). The Coptic Encyclopedia.