Jean-Philippe Lauer
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Jean-Philippe Lauer was a French
architect
and Egyptologist.
He was born in Paris
, France
and originally studied architecture, but in 1926 he went to Egypt
. Here he met and married (on October 1, 1929) Marguerite Jouguet.
He worked for Firth
and Quibell
on Djoser
's Step Pyramid
. He devoted the next 75 years to restoring and reconstructing the complex surrounding the pyramid. He was a friend of Zakaria Goneim
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
and Egyptologist.
He was born in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and originally studied architecture, but in 1926 he went to Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
. Here he met and married (on October 1, 1929) Marguerite Jouguet.
He worked for Firth
Cecil Mallaby Firth
Cecil Mallaby Firth was a British Egyptologist.Firth worked in Nubia of 1907 to 1911, then it started to explore the complex of Djoser's Step Pyramid in Saqqara where, in 1924, he discovered the serdab of the Pharaoh, which is now in the Cairo Museum.Firth then worked in collaboration with James E...
and Quibell
James E. Quibell
James Edward Quibell was a British Egyptologist, born in Newport, Shropshire.He was educated at Adams' Grammar School and Christ Church, Oxford...
on Djoser
Djoser
Netjerikhet or Djoser is the best-known pharaoh of the Third dynasty of Egypt. He commissioned his official, Imhotep, to build the first of the pyramids, a step pyramid for him at Saqqara...
's Step Pyramid
Pyramid of Djoser
The Pyramid of Djoser , or step pyramid is an archeological remain in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the city of Memphis. It was built during the 27th century BC for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser by Imhotep, his vizier...
. He devoted the next 75 years to restoring and reconstructing the complex surrounding the pyramid. He was a friend of Zakaria Goneim
Zakaria Goneim
Muhammed Zakaria Goneim was an Egyptian archaeologist, known for his discoveries in and around Saqqara. He is best known for discovering the Step pyramid of Sekhemkhet....
.
Works
- Excavations at Saqqara : The Step pyramid / by Cecil M. Firth and J.E. Quibell, with plans by J.-P. Lauer .
- Cinquante années à Saqqarah de Jean-Philippe Lauer, architecte, archéologue : exposition organis / (texte préparé par Catherine Berger).