Ahmed Kamal (Egyptologist)
Pasha Ahmed Kamal | |
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| احمد كامل باشا | |
| Born | July 29, 1849 |
| Died | August 5, 1923 (aged 74) Cairo |
| Citizenship | Egyptian |
| Education | School of Administration (Madrasat al-Idara) School of Ancient Egyptian Language (Brugsch School) |
| Occupations | Egyptologist, Archeologist, Linguist |
| Years active | 1869-1923 |
| Employer | Heinrich Brugsch |
| Known for | Discovery of the only known attestation of pharaoh Khui |
| Notable work | Stèles ptolémaiques et romaines (1904–1905) Dictionary of the Ancient Egyptian Language |
| Children | 6 |
Ahmed Kamāl (Arabic: أحمد كمال, July 29, 1849 – August 5, 1923) was a prominent Egyptian Egyptologist and historian, widely regarded as the first native Egyptian Egyptologist. Born in 1849 and passing in 1923, he was among the earliest Egyptians to professionally study and document ancient Egypt in the modern times at a time when the field was dominated by European scholars.