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Ricci, Seymour Montefiore Robert Rosso de
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- Ricci, Seymour de
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1881-1942
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British bibliographer and antiquary; he was born in Twickenham, 17 May 1881, son of James Hermann de R. and Hélène Montefiore; he resided chiefly in Paris, and published many bibliographical works on rare books and MSS; he had a fine library and his knowledge of book collectors and sales of books and MSS was unrivalled; he visited Egypt several times and obtained many important papyri, chiefly Greek, some of which he published; Sandals Lecturer, Cambridge, 1929-30; he published a bibliography of Egyptology (Rev. Arch 5-8, 1917-18), and of Champollion (Rec. Champ. 763-84); his papers and library are in the Collège de France; he died in Paris, 25 December 1942.
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- Who Was Who in Egyptology (5th ed. 2019), 392-393.