krall, jakob (1857-1905), Austrian Egyptologist and Coptologist. He was educated in Trieste, Athens, and the University of Vienna (1879-1880). He then studied Egyptology at the Collège de France and at the Louvre. He was appointed extraordinary professor at Vienna University (1890), ordinary professor (1897), and full professor (1899). He was a corresponding member of the Vienna Academy from 1890. He made many important contributions to Egyptology and to Coptic studies.
Krall, Jakob (1857-1905)
By Atiya, Aziz Suryal, 1898-1988
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- Atiya, Aziz Suryal, 1898-1988
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- 1419a–1419b
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- Claremont Coptic Encyclopedia
Bibliography
Dawson, W. R., and E. P. Uphill. Who Was Who in Egyptology, p. 160. London, 1972. Erman, A. "Joseph Krall." Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde 42 (1905):86. Kammerer, W., comp. A Coptic Bibliography. Ann Arbor, Mich., 1950; repr. New York, 1969. AZIZ S. ATIYA