François Chabas

François Joseph Chabas (January 2 1817, Briancon – May 17 1882, Versailles) was a French egyptologist.

Chabas came from a modest background, studied at Chalon and became a wine merchand. Self-taught, he learned Latin, Greek and other languages. Interested in anthropology, he turned to study Old Egyptian languages. Chabas was a member of several academies and later president of the "Conceil Departmental" of Saône-et-Loire. Between 1876 and 1880, Chabas edited the journal "L'Égyptologie". His works have contributed much to elucidate the history of the invasion andrepulsion of the Hyksos in Egypt.

Works

* "Melanges égyptologiques" (3 Ser. in 4 Vols. Paris: Châlon, 1862-1873)
* "Voyage d'un Egyptien en Syrie, en Phénicie, en Palestine an quatorzième siècle avant notre ère" (Paris 1866)
* "Les pasteurs en Egypte" (Amsterdam 1868)
* "Ètude sur l'antiquité historique d'après les sources égyptiennes et les monuments réputés prèhistoriques" (Amsterdam 1872)
* "Récherches pour servir à l'histoire de la XIX^me dynastie et spécialment à celle des temps de l'Exode" (Amsterdam 1873)

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