GASTON MASPERO
\ɡˈastən maspˈe͡əɹə͡ʊ], \ɡˈastən maspˈeəɹəʊ], \ɡ_ˈa_s_t_ə_n m_a_s_p_ˈeə_ɹ_əʊ]\
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A distinguished French Egyptologist; born in Paris, June 24, 1846. He became professor of Egyptian archaeology and philosophy at the College de France in 1874; founded a school of Egyptian archaeology at Cairo, 1881. Among his works are: "Popular Tales of Ancient Egypt" (1881); "Ancient History of the Peoples of the Orient" (4th ed. 1886); "Egyptian Archaeology" (1887); "Ancient History of the Peoples of the Classical Orient"; "The Passing of the Empires".
By Charles Dudley Warner
