letronne, jean antoine (1787-1848), French archaeologist and classical scholar. He was born in Paris. He became keeper of national archives (1840) and took a prominent interest in the deciphering of hieroglyphics by J. F. champollion and Thomas Young. He made a few contributions to Coptic studies. He died in Paris.
Letronne, Jean Antoine
By Atiya, Aziz Suryal, 1898-1988
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- Atiya, Aziz Suryal, 1898-1988
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- 1444b–1445a
- Original
- Claremont Coptic Encyclopedia
Bibliography
Dawson, W. R., and E. P. Uphill. Who Was Who in Egyptology. London, 1972. Kammerer, W., comp. A Coptic Bibliography. Ann Arbor, Mich., 1950; repr. New York, 1969. AZIZ S. ATIYA