Tomb of
Jean-François Champollion, 1832.
Père Lachaise Cemetery, avenue des Accacias.
Père Lachaise Cemetery, avenue des Accacias.
20th arrondissement. Metro : Père Lachaise
or Philippe Auguste
Photo: Anita Braham, Bree Tramontana, & Dustin Beck
A gifted linguist, Jean-François Champollion is credited with figuring out how to fully decipher the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs on the Rosetta Stone, which had been unearthed by Napoleon's expedition in 1799. Champollion died as a relatively young man at the age of 41, following an expedition to Egypt to study hieroglyphs in situ.
It was during this fatal trip that the viceroy of Egypt offered France the obelisk from Luxor that now stands in the Place de la Concorde. Accordingly, Champollion's own tomb is marked by a simple obelisk. You can find its location by typing Champollion's name into this interactive map of Pere-Lachaise Cemetery.
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| Photo: Bree Tramontana, Anita Braham, & Dustin Beck |
A modern admirer has carefully tied this wonderful blue fiance scarab (a popular amulet in ancient Egypt and symbol of rebirth) to the fencing around Champollion's tomb.
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| Photo: Bree Tramontana, Anita Braham, & Dustin Beck |
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