François Chabas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

François Chabas

French egyptologist

Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1817

Place of Birth: Briançon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Date of Death: 17-May-1882

Profession: egyptologist, archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

François Joseph Chabas (2 January 1817, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes – 17 May 1882, Versailles) was a French Egyptologist. Chabas came from a modest background, studied at Chalon and became a wine merchant.
Self-taught, he learned Latin, Greek and other languages.
Interested in anthropology, he turned to study Old Egyptian languages.
Chabas was a member of several learned societies and later president of the Conseil departemental of Saône-et-Loire.Between 1876 and 1880, Chabas edited the journal L'Égyptologie.
His works have contributed much to elucidate the history of the invasion and repulsion of the Hyksos in Egypt.Chabas was elected a foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1865.