Jean Vercoutter | |
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Born | |
Died | 16 July 2000 | (aged 89)
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Egyptologist |
Notable work | The Search for Ancient Egypt |
Jean Vercoutter (20 January 1911 – 16 July 2000) was a French Egyptologist. One of the pioneers of archaeological research into Sudan from 1953, he was Director of the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale from 1977 to 1981.[1]