Jan Assmann

German egyptologist (1938-2024) · Germany · On the map · Academics · Died at 85

Johann Christoph "Jan" Assmann was a German Egyptologist, cultural historian, and religion scholar.

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2024Died19 February 20242022Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAwardMore about this2018Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' AssociationAward2017Balzan PrizeAwardKarl Jaspers PrizeAward2016Sigmund Freud PrizeAward2011Thomas Mann PrizeAward2007Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles VeillonAward2006Alfried-Krupp Science PrizeAward2005Honorary Doctor of the Hebrew University of JerusalemAward1998Prize of the Historical CollegeAward1996Max Planck Research AwardAward1938Born7 July 1938

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