author
George Andrew Reisner
1867–1942
A pioneering American archaeologist, he helped turn Egyptian excavation into a more careful and systematic science. He is especially remembered for major work at Giza and in Nubia, including the discovery of Queen Hetepheres's tomb.
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The Egyptian Conception of Immortality The Ingersoll Lecture, 1911
by George Andrew Reisner
About the author
Born in Indianapolis in 1867, George Andrew Reisner studied at Harvard and went on to become one of the leading American archaeologists of his era. His work focused on ancient Egypt, Nubia, and Palestine, and he earned a reputation for being exceptionally methodical in the field.
Reisner directed important excavations in Egypt and Sudan and became closely associated with the pyramids and cemeteries at Giza. He is widely known for the discovery of the tomb of Queen Hetepheres, mother of Khufu, and for the detailed records his teams kept through notes, drawings, and photographs.
He also served as curator of Egyptian art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and spent much of his later life working in Egypt. By the time of his death in 1942, his excavations and documentation had shaped the way later archaeologists studied the ancient world.