Francis Llewellyn Griffith

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Francis Llewellyn Griffith was a British Egyptologist and philologist known for his pioneering research on ancient Egyptian and related Nubian languages and inscriptions.

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Francis Llewellyn Griffith canonical 3

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instanceOf Egyptologist
human
philologist
areaOfInfluence study of Nubia
study of ancient Egypt
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1862-05-27
dateOfDeath 1934-03-18
educatedAt Oxford University
The Queen's College, Oxford
employer University of Oxford
familyName Griffith
fieldOfWork Egyptology
Nubian studies
ancient Egyptian language
epigraphy
philology
fullName Francis Llewellyn Griffith
givenName Francis
hasAcademicDiscipline history
linguistics
knownFor research on Nubian languages
research on ancient Egyptian language
study of Egyptian inscriptions
study of Nubian inscriptions
languageOfWorkOrName English
nationality British
notableAchievement advancement of the study of Meroitic inscriptions
pioneering research on Nubian languages
pioneering research on ancient Egyptian language
notableStudent Walter Bryan Emery
notableWork Catalogue of the Demotic Papyri in the John Rylands Library
Meroitic Inscriptions
linked to: Meroitic script

The Nubian Texts of the Christian Period
occupation Egyptologist
philologist
university teacher
placeOfBirth Brighton
England
United Kingdom
placeOfDeath England
Oxford
United Kingdom
sexOrGender male
spouse Kate Bradbury Griffith
workLocation Oxford

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Meroitic script deciphermentContributor Francis Llewellyn Griffith
Francis Llewellyn Griffith fullName Francis Llewellyn Griffith
Sanam excavatedBy Francis Llewellyn Griffith