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Cracking the Egyptian Code: The Revolutionary Life of Jean-François Champollion

Cracking the Egyptian Code: The Revolutionary Life of Jean-François Champollion

by Andrew Robinson (Author), Andrew Robinson (Author)

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Synopsis

Cracking the Egyptian Code is the first biography in English of Jean-Francois Champollion, the impoverished, arrogant and brilliant child of the French Revolution who made the vital breakthrough in deciphering the Egyptian hieroglyphs. This finely illustrated account charts Champollion's dramatic life and achievements: by turns a teenage professor, a supporter of Napoleon, an exile, a fanatical decipherer and a curator at the Louvre, he lived life to the full but drove himself into an early grave. Andrew Robinson's full-blooded account brings the man, his setbacks and his ultimate triumphs vividly to life.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 304
 Edition: 01
 Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Published: 11 Jan 2018
ISBN 10: 0500294178
ISBN 13: 9780500294178
Book Overview: The first biography in English of Jean-Francois Champollion, the genius who unlocked the secret of the hieroglyphs

Media Reviews
'A life more revolutionary than previously appreciated ... a great story' - Timeless Travels
'Robinson tells the story of Young and Champollion's rivalry with a flair for the dramatic ... [he] elucidates thecomplex subject of hieroglyphics with verve and scholarly enthusiasm' - Fortean Times
'Thoroughly researched' - Ancient Egypt Magazine
Author Bio
Andrew Robinson has written more than 25 books on the arts and sciences. They include Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World's Undeciphered Scripts, India: A Short History and Earthshock, which won the Association of Earth Science Editors Outstanding Publication Award, plus Earth-Shattering Events . A regular contributor to such magazines as Current World Archaeology, History Today, The Lancet, Nature and Science, he has also been literary editor of The Times Higher Education Supplement and a visiting fellow at the University of Cambridge.