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Alfred Wiedemann

1856–1936

A pioneering German Egyptologist, he helped open ancient Egyptian religion and daily life to modern readers through clear, wide-ranging studies. His books brought scholarly research to a broader audience at a time when Egyptology was still taking shape.

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The ancient Egyptian doctrine of the immortality of the soul

The ancient Egyptian doctrine of the immortality of the soul

by Alfred Wiedemann

About the author

Born in Berlin on July 18, 1856, and later dying in Bad Godesberg on December 7, 1936, Alfred Wiedemann was a German Egyptologist known for his work on the religion, culture, and history of ancient Egypt.

He wrote influential books including Religion of the Ancient Egyptians and The Realms of the Egyptian Dead, works that helped introduce English-language readers to Egyptian beliefs and funerary ideas. His writing is still notable for the way it connected specialist research with a wider reading public.

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