Ippolito Rosellini, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ippolito Rosellini

Italian egyptologist

Date of Birth: 13-Aug-1800

Place of Birth: Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

Date of Death: 04-Jun-1843

Profession: librarian, egyptologist, archaeologist, anthropologist, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Niccola Francesco Ippolito Baldassarre Rosellini, known simply as Ippolito Rosellini (13 August 1800 – 4 June 1843) was an Italian Egyptologist.
A scholar and friend of Jean-François Champollion, he is regarded as the founder of Egyptology in Italy.