Georg Ebers

author

Georg Ebers

1837–1898

A scholar of ancient Egypt who turned his learning into vivid historical fiction, he helped bring the ancient world to a wide popular audience. His novels blend careful research with drama, adventure, and a strong sense of place.

176 Audiobooks

Cleopatra — Complete

Cleopatra — Complete

by Georg Ebers

Arachne — Complete

Arachne — Complete

by Georg Ebers

Serapis — Complete

Serapis — Complete

by Georg Ebers

Homo Sum — Complete

Homo Sum — Complete

by Georg Ebers

Joshua — Complete

Joshua — Complete

by Georg Ebers

Kysymys :  Idylli

Kysymys : Idylli

by Georg Ebers

Arachne — Volume 05

Arachne — Volume 05

by Georg Ebers

Arachne — Volume 01

Arachne — Volume 01

by Georg Ebers

Serapis — Volume 01

Serapis — Volume 01

by Georg Ebers

Arachne — Volume 03

Arachne — Volume 03

by Georg Ebers

Homo Sum — Volume 01

Homo Sum — Volume 01

by Georg Ebers

Arachne — Volume 08

by Georg Ebers

Serapis — Volume 04

Serapis — Volume 04

by Georg Ebers

De nijlbruid

by Georg Ebers

Sisaret: Romaani

by Georg Ebers

The Elixir

by Georg Ebers

Arachne — Volume 07

Arachne — Volume 07

by Georg Ebers

Serapis — Volume 06

Serapis — Volume 06

by Georg Ebers

Homo Sum — Volume 05

Homo Sum — Volume 05

by Georg Ebers

Arachne — Volume 04

Arachne — Volume 04

by Georg Ebers

Joshua — Volume 5

Joshua — Volume 5

by Georg Ebers

Joshua — Volume 1

Joshua — Volume 1

by Georg Ebers

About the author

Born in Berlin on March 1, 1837, Georg Ebers became a German Egyptologist as well as a novelist. He studied law before moving toward Oriental languages and archaeology, and he later taught Egyptology at the University of Jena and the University of Leipzig.

He is remembered in scholarship for work on ancient Egypt, including the papyrus that came to be known as the Ebers Papyrus, one of the most important surviving medical texts from ancient Egypt. Alongside his academic work, he wrote historical novels that drew on his research and helped make ancient Egyptian history accessible to general readers.

Ebers spent his later years continuing to write despite poor health, and he died on August 7, 1898, in Tutzing, Bavaria. His reputation rests on a rare combination of serious scholarship and storytelling, which made him an important popularizer of the ancient world in the 19th century.