Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for Karl Richard Lepsius across 5 places, from 1829 to 1867.
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Karl Richard Lepsius (23 December 1810 to 10 July 1884) was a German Egyptologist, linguist and modern archaeologist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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1829 to 1833period
University of Leipzigattested“He studied Greek and Roman archaeology at the University of Leipzig (1829–1830), the University of Göttingen (1830–1832), and the Frederick William University of Berlin (1832–1833).”source: Wikipedia: Karl Richard Lepsius
1845 to 1865period
Berlinattested“Upon his return to Europe in 1845, he married Elisabeth Klein in 1846 and was appointed as a professor of Egyptology at Berlin University in the same year, and the co-director of the Ägyptisches Museum in 1855; after the death of Giusepp…”source: Wikipedia: Karl Richard Lepsius
1845 to 1865period
Berlin Universityattested“Upon his return to Europe in 1845, he married Elisabeth Klein in 1846 and was appointed as a professor of Egyptology at Berlin University in the same year, and the co-director of the Ägyptisches Museum in 1855; after the death of Giusepp…”source: Wikipedia: Karl Richard Lepsius
1855year
Sudanattested“Based on his work in the ancient Egyptian language, and his field work in the Sudan, Lepsius developed a Standard Alphabet for transliterating African Languages; it was published 1855 and revised in 1863.”source: Wikipedia: Karl Richard Lepsius
1867 to 1884period
Berlinattested“Lepsius was president of the German Archaeological Institute in Rome from 1867 to 1880, and from 1873 until his death in 1884, the head of the Royal Library at Berlin.”source: Wikipedia: Karl Richard Lepsius
1867 to 1884period
Romeattested“Lepsius was president of the German Archaeological Institute in Rome from 1867 to 1880, and from 1873 until his death in 1884, the head of the Royal Library at Berlin.”source: Wikipedia: Karl Richard Lepsius
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1828 to 1829period
Tuscanymentioned“In that year, Lepsius travelled to Tuscany to meet with Ippolito Rosellini, who had led a joint expedition to Egypt with Champollion in 1828–1829.”source: Wikipedia: Karl Richard Lepsius
1828 to 1829period
Egyptmentioned“In that year, Lepsius travelled to Tuscany to meet with Ippolito Rosellini, who had led a joint expedition to Egypt with Champollion in 1828–1829.”source: Wikipedia: Karl Richard Lepsius
1833year
Parismentioned“After receiving his doctorate following his dissertation De tabulis Eugubinis in 1833, he travelled to Paris, where he attended lectures by the French classicist Jean Letronne, an early disciple of Jean-François Champollion and his work…”source: Wikipedia: Karl Richard Lepsius
1842year
Egyptmentioned“In 1842, Lepsius was commissioned (at the recommendation of the minister of instruction, Johann Eichhorn, and the scientists Alexander von Humboldt and Christian Charles Josias Bunsen) by King Frederich Wilhelm IV of Prussia to lead an e…”source: Wikipedia: Karl Richard Lepsius
November 1842month
Gizamentioned“The mission reached Giza in November 1842 and spent six months making some of the first scientific studies of the pyramids of Giza, Abusir, Saqqara, and Dahshur.”source: Wikipedia: Karl Richard Lepsius
1845year
American Philosophical Societymentioned“In 1845, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society.”source: Wikipedia: Karl Richard Lepsius
1853year
Egyptmentioned“Translated into English 1853 Discoveries in Egypt, Ethiopia and the Peninsula of Sinai.”source: Wikipedia: Karl Richard Lepsius
Egyptmentioned“In 1866, Lepsius returned to Egypt, where he discovered the Decree of Canopus at Tanis, an inscription closely related to the Rosetta Stone, which was likewise written in Egyptian (hieroglyphic and demotic) and Greek.”source: Wikipedia: Karl Richard Lepsius
1866year
Tanis, Egyptmentioned“In 1866, Lepsius returned to Egypt, where he discovered the Decree of Canopus at Tanis, an inscription closely related to the Rosetta Stone, which was likewise written in Egyptian (hieroglyphic and demotic) and Greek.”source: Wikipedia: Karl Richard Lepsius
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