Adriaan de Buck | |
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Born | Oostkapelle, the Netherlands | 22 September 1892
Died | 28 October 1959 Leiden, the Netherlands | (aged 67)
Nationality | Dutch |
Occupation | Egyptologist |
Years active | 1922–1959 |
Spouse | Anna Elisabeth Nordenberg |
Children | Ann-Kjersti, Ingrid and Pieter de Buck |
Awards | KNAW member |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Leiden University |
Thesis | De Egyptische voorstellingen betreffende den oerheuvel (1922) |
Doctoral advisor | William Brede Kristensen |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Egyptology |
Sub-discipline | Middle Egyptian (language) |
Institutions | Leiden University |
Notable works | The Egyptian Coffin Texts (1935-1961) |
Adriaan de Buck (Oostkapelle, 22 September 1892 – Leiden, 28 October 1959) was an eminent Dutch Egyptologist. From 1939 he was Professor of Egyptology at Leiden University.