Wilbour, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1833-1896

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Charles Edwin Wilbour (1833-1896) was one of the first American Egyptologists. From 1880 to 1896, he traveled extensively in Egypt and documented numerous ancient sites. He was known for his skill in copying inscriptions and for documenting the Famine Stela. He died in 1896 in France.

From the description of Wilbour Archival Collection 1833-1935, 1880-1896. (Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives). WorldCat record id: 84679176

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referencedIn Blashfield, Edwin Howland, 1848-1936. Travel diaries. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
creatorOf Wilbour, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1833-1896. Wilbour Archival Collection 1833-1935, 1880-1896. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn Pettigrew, Thomas Joseph, 1791-1865. [Scrapbook from the library of Lepsius] Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Elephantine (Egypt)
Dendera (Egypt)
Egypt
Karnak (Egypt)
Ancient Egypt
Aswan (Egypt)
Edfu (Egypt)
Philae (Egypt)
Luxor (Egypt)
Subject
Egyptian language
Egyptology
Luxor, Temple of
Stelae
Occupation
Egyptologists
Activity

Person

Birth 1833-03-17

Death 1896-12-17

Egyptian (Ancient),

French,

Greek, Ancient (to 1453),

English,

German,

Arabic

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