Charles Kuentz (Egyptologist)

Charles Kuentz (June 19, 1895 in New York City – May 27, 1978 in Cairo)[1] was an American–born French Egyptologist who was director of the Institut français d'archéologie orientale from 1940 to 1953.[2] He married Jeanne Arcache, an Alexandria-based Lebanese poet and novelist in 1945.[3][4]

References
  1. Vercoutter, Jean (1978). "Charles Kuentz (1895-1978) [nècrologie]". BIFAO. 78.
  2. Directeurs et membres scientifiques. Institut français d'archéologie orientale. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  3. Pouillon, François (2008). Dictionnaire des orientalistes de langue française (in French). KARTHALA Editions. p. 544. ISBN 978-2-84586-802-1.
  4. ʻĀshūr, Raḍwá; Ghazoul, Ferial Jabouri; Reda-Mekdashi, Hasna; McClure, Mandy (2008). Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873-1999. American Univ in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-416-146-9.


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