Jean Vercoutter

Jean Vercoutter
Born(1911-01-20)20 January 1911
Lambersart, France
Died16 July 2000(2000-07-16) (aged 89)
NationalityFrench
OccupationEgyptologist
Notable workThe Search for Ancient Egypt

Jean Vercoutter (20 January 1911 – 16 July 2000) was a French Egyptologist. One of the pioneers of archaeological research into Sudan from 1953, he was Director of the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale from 1977 to 1981.

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