Skip to content
228,584 profiles ranked

No free photograph

Jean Vercoutter

French Egyptologist (1911-2000) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 89

Jean Vercoutter 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.

Jean Vercoutter is read about 9 times a day, in 10 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 20 June 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

Awards

Bordin Prize1946
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms

About this person

Country
France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 2000 · aged 89