Selim Hassan

Selim Hassan
Born(1886-04-15)15 April 1886
Mit Nagi, Mit Ghamr, Dakahlia, Egypt
Died1961(1961-00-00) (aged 74–75)

Selim Hassan (Arabic: سليم حسن; born on 15 April 1886 – 1961) was an Egyptian Egyptologist.

He was the first native Egyptian to be appointed Professor of Egyptology at the University of Cairo, a post he held from 1936 to 1939. He was then made Deputy-Director of the Antiquities Service.

He wrote the 18-volume Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt in Arabic and supervised the excavation of many ancient Egyptian tombs under the auspices of Cairo University.

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