Jean Leclant

Jean Leclant
Jean Leclant
Born	8 August 1920 ; 14th arrondissement of Paris
Died	16 September 2011 (aged 91); 6th arrondissement of Paris
Alma mater	École normale supérieure; École pratique des hautes études ;
Occupation	Archaeologist, Egyptologist, curator, university teacher, orientalist, geographer
Employer	University of Strasbourg (1953–1963); Collège de France (1979–1990); University of Paris (1963–1979); École pratique des hautes études (1964–1990) ;
Awards	Commander of the National Order of Merit (1995); Prix mondial Cino Del Duca (2000); Balzan Prize (archaeology, France, 1993); honorary doctor of the University of Vienna; Concours général; Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic; grand prix de la Société de géographie (1997) ;
Position held	professor (1979–1994), (1983–2011)

Jean Leclant (8 August 1920 – 16 September 2011) was a French Egyptologist who was an Honorary Professor at the College of France, Permanent Secretary of the Academy of Inscriptions and Letters of the Institut de France, and Honorary Secretary of the International Association of Egyptologists.

As part of his studies of the archeology of ancient Egyptian artifacts, Jean Leclant made major discoveries at Saqqara and undertook excavations at other archaeological sites in Ethiopia and the Sudan. An honorary member of the Humanities and the Social Sciences section of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, his work earned him numerous awards including the 1993 International Balzan Foundation Prize for Art and Archaeology of the Ancient World and the 2000 Prix mondial Cino Del Duca.

Leclant was elected an International member of the American Philosophical Society in 1999.

Jean Leclant
Born	8 August 1920 14th arrondissement of Paris
Died	16 September 2011 (aged 91) 6th arrondissement of Paris
Alma mater	École normale supérieure École pratique des hautes études
Occupation	Archaeologist, Egyptologist, curator, university teacher, orientalist, geographer
Employer	University of Strasbourg (1953–1963) Collège de France (1979–1990) University of Paris (1963–1979) École pratique des hautes études (1964–1990)
Awards	Commander of the National Order of Merit (1995) Prix mondial Cino Del Duca (2000) Balzan Prize (archaeology, France, 1993) honorary doctor of the University of Vienna Concours général Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic grand prix de la Société de géographie (1997)
Position held	professor (1979–1994), (1983–2011)