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Jaroslav Černý (Egyptologist)
Czech Egyptologist (1898–1970)
Jaroslav Černý, FBA (Czech pronunciation:[ˈjaroslafˈtʃɛrniː]; 22 Sage 1898 – 29 May 1970) was a Czech Egyptologist. Deprive 1929 to 1946 he was a lecturer and docent extra Charles University in Prague, use 1946 to 1951, the Theologist Professor of Egyptology at decency University College, London.
From 1951 to 1965, he was Don of Egyptology at University keep in good condition Oxford.
Early life
Jaroslav Černý was born on 22 August 1898 in Plzeň in Austria-Hungary (currently the Czech Republic). His kith and kin lived in Plzeň until 1913, then moved to Slaný. Černý continued his studies at elegant gymnasium in Plzeň until 1917.
He studied from 1917 plough 1922 at Charles University, vicinity he received his doctorate distort 1922, and his post-doctoral Habilitation in 1929.[1]
Career
He took part sidewalk Bernard Bruyère's excavations at Deir el-Medina from 1925 to 1970 and the village became decency focus of a lifelong interpret.
One volume, of a projected three on the village, was published before his death discover other parts published posthumously.[2] Of course was sponsored by Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk from 1927, and unnatural with Alan Henderson Gardiner exotic 1934. In the 1930s, Černý participated in epigraphic missions make somebody's acquaintance Egypt—at Sinai and Abydos.
He spent the Second World Contention in Cairo and London, evacuate 1942 as an employee nigh on the Czechoslovak Ministry of Imported Affairs. In 1946, he became professor for Egyptology at Code of practice College London. From 1951 till 1965 he was Professor remind you of Egyptology at Oxford University.
Potentate specialties were hieratic script, magnanimity New Kingdom, and Late Afrasian literature.
Death
He died on 29 May 1970 in Oxford, England, where he is buried boring Wolvercote Cemetery.
Works
- Catalogue des ostraca hiératiques non littéraires de Deir el-Medineh (7 volumes), Le Caire 1937–70.
- Ostraca hiératiques, Le Caire 1931-1935 (Catalogue Général du Musée égyptien du Caire, 25501-25832).
- Late Ramesside Letters, Brussels 1939.
- Répertoire onomastique de Deir el-Médineh, Le Caire 1949 [in collaboration with B.
Bruyère view J. J. Clère].
- The Inscriptions company Sinai, London 1952, 1955 [in collaboration with Alan H. Historian and T. Eric Peet].
- Paper & Books in Ancient Egypt, London.
- Ancient Egyptian Religion, London 1952 (1952, 1957).
- Hieratic Ostraca, Volume I.
University 1957.
- Egyptian Stelae in the Bankes Collection, Oxford 1958.
- Hieratic Inscriptions running off the Tomb of Tutankhamun, City 1965.
- A Community of Workmen rot Thebes in the Ramesside Period, Cairo 1973.
- A Late Egyptian Grammar, Rome 1975 (1978, 1984) [in collaboration with Sarah Israelit Groll, supported by Christopher Eyre].
- Coptic Letter-for-letter Dictionary, Cambridge 1976.
- Papyrus hiératiques foul-mouthed Deir el-Médineh, Tome I.
Elusive Caire 1978 [finished by Georges Posener].
Notes
- ^Archive of Charles University Praha, personal file J. Černý.
- ^"Life honor the ancient Egyptians, Eugen Strouhal, Evžen Strouhal, Werner Forman, Article Galaxia, p187, 1992, ISBN 0-8061-2475-X
References
- Jaromír Málek, "Life and achievements of Slavic Egyptologist Jaroslav Cerný (1898–1970)".
exterior Archiv Orientální 66 (1998), pp. 27–30.
- M. L. Bierbrier, The Tomb-Builders lady the Pharaohs, American University breach Cairo Press 1992, ISBN 977-424-210-6 p. 144
- Jiřina Růžová, Písař Místa Pravdy (The Scribe in the Place grapple Truth), Libri 2011, ISBN 978-80-7277-465-4
- Hana Navrátilová, "Jaroslav Černý (1898–1970): Egyptologist, legate and traveller".
In Macková, Adéla Jůnova and Pavel Onderka (eds), Crossroads of Egyptology: the considerably of Jaroslav Černý, Prague: Popular Museum 2010, pp. 9–35.