Gaston Maspero

1846 - 1916

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: France, Kingdom of Italy

languages spoken, written or signed: French, Egyptian, Arabic

educated at: École Normale Supérieure, Lycée Louis-le-Grand

occupation: Egyptologist, archaeologist, university teacher, historian, folklorist, writer, art historian

award received: Commander of the Legion of Honour, Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

position held: Secrétaire perpétuel de l'Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres

Sir Gaston Camille Charles Maspero (23 June 1846 – 30 June 1916) was a French Egyptologist known for popularizing the term "Sea Peoples" in an 1881 paper. Maspero's son, Henri Maspero, became a notable sinologist and scholar of East Asia. Source: Wikipedia (en)