Auguste Mariette

Auguste Mariette
Auguste Mariette. Photo by Nadar, c. 1861
Born
François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette

(1821-02-11)11 February 1821
Died18 January 1881(1881-01-18) (aged 59)
Cairo, Egypt
NationalityFrench
OccupationEgyptologist

François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette (11 February 1821 – 18 January 1881) was a French scholar, archaeologist and Egyptologist, and the founder of the Egyptian Department of Antiquities, the forerunner of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.