Georg Ebers

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Georg Ebers

1837–1898

An Egyptologist who turned ancient history into vivid popular fiction, he helped bring the world of pharaohs to a wide 19th-century readership. He is also remembered for acquiring the Ebers Papyrus, one of the most famous surviving medical texts from ancient Egypt.

175 Audiobooks

Homo Sum — Volume 04

Homo Sum — Volume 04

by Georg Ebers

Homo Sum — Volume 02

Homo Sum — Volume 02

by Georg Ebers

Sana: Romaani

Sana: Romaani

by Georg Ebers

Cleopatra — Complete

Cleopatra — Complete

by Georg Ebers

Serapis — Volume 06

Serapis — Volume 06

by Georg Ebers

Homo Sum — Volume 01

Homo Sum — Volume 01

by Georg Ebers

Homo Sum — Volume 05

Homo Sum — Volume 05

by Georg Ebers

Serapis — Volume 02

Serapis — Volume 02

by Georg Ebers

Serapis — Volume 04

Serapis — Volume 04

by Georg Ebers

Joshua — Volume 4

Joshua — Volume 4

by Georg Ebers

Arachne — Complete

Arachne — Complete

by Georg Ebers

Serapis — Volume 05

Serapis — Volume 05

by Georg Ebers

Arachne — Volume 08

by Georg Ebers

Homo sum: Roman

Homo sum: Roman

by Georg Ebers

Arachne — Volume 01

Arachne — Volume 01

by Georg Ebers

Arachne — Volume 05

Arachne — Volume 05

by Georg Ebers

Arachne — Volume 04

Arachne — Volume 04

by Georg Ebers

Serapis — Volume 03

Serapis — Volume 03

by Georg Ebers

Joshua — Volume 5

Joshua — Volume 5

by Georg Ebers

Kysymys : Idylli

Kysymys : Idylli

by Georg Ebers

About the author

Born in Berlin in 1837, Georg Ebers studied law at first, then shifted to Oriental languages and archaeology. He went on to teach and serve as a professor of Egyptian language and antiquities, building a reputation as both a scholar and a gifted interpreter of the ancient world for general readers.

Alongside his academic work, he became widely known for historical novels set in ancient Egypt and other past worlds. His fiction was written to make history feel alive and approachable, and that mix of research and storytelling helped make him especially popular with readers beyond the university.

Ebers is also closely linked with the Ebers Papyrus, the ancient Egyptian medical manuscript that bears his name after he acquired and published it. He died in 1898, leaving behind a body of work that connected scholarship, travel, and storytelling in a way that still makes him an interesting figure today.