Ahmed Fakhry
Ahmed Fakhry | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1905 Faiyue Governorate, Egypt |
| Died | 1973 7th, June Paris, France |
| Known for | Excavations in the Western Desert, Siwa Oasis, El Haiz, and Dahshur necropolis |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Egyptology, Archaeology |
| Institutions | Egyptian Department of Antiquities |
Ahmed Fakhry (Arabic: أحمد فخري) (born in Faiyum Governorate in 1905[1] – Paris, 7 June 1973[2]) was an Egyptian archaeologist who worked in the Western desert of Egypt (including in 1940 dig at El Haiz, and then at Siwa), and also in the necropolis at Dahshur.[3][4]
The exhibition of archival material traces key stages of his life and presents Egypt as seen through the eyes of Ahmed Fakhry, using his photographs, notes, and sketches.[1] He conducted an excavation at Deir el-Haga in the Dakhla Oasis, Egypt
References
- ^ a b Philby, H. St J. B.; فيلبي, هاري سانت جون فيلبي-عبدالله (2002-07-17). أرض مدين: The land of Midian (in Arabic). العبيكان للنشر. ISBN 9789960402703.
- ^ Jeuthe, Clara. "Egypt through the eyes of Ahmed Fakhry". Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek. Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Archiv der Abteilung Kairo. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "The American University in Cairo Press - Bahriyah and Farafra". www.aucpress.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ Hawass, Zahi A. (2006). Mountains of the pharaohs: the untold story of the pyramid builders (1. ed.). New York, NY: Doubleday. pp. 36–39. ISBN 9780385503051.
Bibliography
- Siwa Oasis, Cairo, Egypt, American University in Cairo Press 1990
- Bahriyah and Farafra, Cairo, American University in Cairo Press 2003
- An archaeological journey to Yemen, (March–May, 1947)
- Bahria Oasis
- The Bent pyramid of Dahshûr / by Ahmed Fakhry; with papers by Hasan Mostafa and Herbert Ricke
- Intiṣār al-ḥaḍārah : tārīkh al-Sharq al-qadīm / bi-qalam Zhayms Hanrī Baristid; naqalahu ilá al-ʻArabīyah Aḥmad Fakhrī
- The Inscriptions of the Amethyst Quarries at Wadi el Hudi
- The monuments of Sneferu at Dahshur
- The Oases of Egypt
- The Oasis of Siwa its customs, history and monuments
- Sept tombeaux a l'est de la Grande Pyramide de Guizeh
