Seeker of knowledge : the man who deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphs /

Seeker of knowledge : the man who deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphs /

A biography of the French scholar whose decipherment of the Egyptian hieroglyphic language made the study of ancient Egypt possible.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rumford, James, 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2000.
Subjects:
Champollion, Jean-François, > 1790-1832 > Juvenile literature.
Champollion, Jean-François, > 1790-1832.
Egyptian language > Writing, Hieroglyphic > Juvenile literature.
Egyptologists > France > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Egyptologists.
Egyptian language > Writing, Hieroglyphic.
Description
Summary:A biography of the French scholar whose decipherment of the Egyptian hieroglyphic language made the study of ancient Egypt possible.
Physical Description:32 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 x 29 cm.
Awards:Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies,2001.
ISBN:039597934X