Gaston Maspero
French Egyptologist (1846–1916) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Gaston Camille Charles Maspero KCMG[1] (23 June 1846 – 30 June 1916) was a French Egyptologist known for popularizing the term "Sea Peoples" in an 1881 paper.
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Born | Gaston Camille Charles Maspero (1846-06-23)23 June 1846 Paris, France |
Died | 30 June 1916(1916-06-30) (aged 70) Paris, France |
Occupation | Egyptology |
Predecessor | Auguste Mariette |
Spouse(s) | Harriett Yapp (1871-1873) Louise Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant de Rebecque (1880-) |
Children | Georges Maspero Harriett Maspero Henri Maspero Jean Maspero |
Relatives | François Maspero, grandson |
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Maspero's son, Henri Maspero, became a notable sinologist and scholar of East Asia.