Alexandre Varille
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Alexandre Varille was a French Egyptologist.
, his Egyptology professor at the University of Lyon
, and followed him in his devotion to Egyptian philology and archaeology. Varille began working in Egypt in 1931 and the following year he was made a member of the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale
in Cairo.
In 1939 he excavated the gates of Ptolemy III and Ptolemy IV from the temple of Medamud
, now in the Musée des beaux-arts
in Lyon. In 1944 he was made taken on as an expert by the Service des Antiquités. He finally settled in Egypt and only returned to France for short periods. He died in a car accident in France in 1951.
Life
From a cultured family, he studied Economics and Letters. During his studies he met Victor LoretVictor Loret
Victor Clement Georges Philippe Loret was a French Egyptologist.-Biography:Loret studied with Gaston Maspero at the École des Hautes Études. In 1897 he became the head of the Egyptian Antiquities Service. In March 1898, he discovered KV35, the tomb of Amenhotep II in the Valley of the Kings...
, his Egyptology professor at the University of Lyon
University of Lyon
The University of Lyon , located in Lyon and Saint Etienne, France, is a center for higher education and research comprising 16 institutions of higher education...
, and followed him in his devotion to Egyptian philology and archaeology. Varille began working in Egypt in 1931 and the following year he was made a member of the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale
Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale
.The Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale , also known as the French Institute for Oriental Archaeology in Cairo is a French research institute based in Cairo, Egypt, dedicated to the study of the archaeology, history and languages of the various periods of Egypt's civilisation.The IFAO is...
in Cairo.
In 1939 he excavated the gates of Ptolemy III and Ptolemy IV from the temple of Medamud
Medamud
Medamud was a settlement in Ancient Egypt. Its present-day territory is located about 8 km east-north from Luxor. The temple was excavated by Fernand Bisson de la Roque in 1925, who identified several structures dedicated to the war-god Monthu....
, now in the Musée des beaux-arts
Musée des beaux-arts de Lyon
The Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon is a municipal museum of fine arts in the French city of Lyon. It is housed near place des Terreaux in a former Benedictine convent of the 17th and 18th centuries. It was restored between 1988 and 1998, and despite these important restoration works it remained open...
in Lyon. In 1944 he was made taken on as an expert by the Service des Antiquités. He finally settled in Egypt and only returned to France for short periods. He died in a car accident in France in 1951.