Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1925-1947 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 book
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
French Egyptologist. Born, Versailles 1865. Died, Zamalek 1943. Trained by his father Paul F., a Classicist and Director of the French School in Athens. Then studied at the École des Hautes Études. Appointed Inspector of Antiquities of Lower Egypt, 1892-4. Professor of Ancient History, University of Bordeaux, 1897. Professor of History of Religions, Aix-en-Provence, 1903. D.Ph., 1910. Director of IFAO, 1915-28. Published many important articles on the history of religion.
Archival history
Formerly in the possession of his daughter, Mme. Farida Galassi.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented by Dr R. J. Demarée, in 2008.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Visitor's book of the G. Foucart family, Cairo, for 1925 to 1948.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Kept as received.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, Oxford.
Language of material
English
French
German
Italian
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
No problems.
Finding aids
None.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
This is the original.
Existence and location of copies
Photocopy in the possession of Dr. R. J. Demarée, in 2008.
Related units of description
Not known.
Publication note
-Published online on the Griffith Institute website: The visitor’s book of the Georges Foucart family, Cairo 1925-1948 (http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/4fouvisb.html; http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/4fouvisc.html).