Champollion

[ shahn-paw-lyawn ]

noun

1. Jean Fran·çois [zhah, n, f, r, ah, n, -, swa], 1790–1832, French Egyptologist.

Champollion

/ ʃɑ̃pɔljɔ̃ /

noun

1. ChampollionJean François17901832MFrenchHISTORY: Egyptologist Jean François (ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃swa). 1790–1832, French Egyptologist, who deciphered the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta stone

Example Sentences

That street is now named Champollion, and the present number of his house cannot be fixed.

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Champollion discovered the remains of two such cemeteries in the immediate neighbourhood of Sais.

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It is to Champollion that this building owes the restoration of its true title, under which it is now generally known.

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Zoëga busied himself greatly with Egypt, and in inaugurating the study of Coptic prepared the way for Champollion.

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The drawings for the plates were made by members of the great scientific expedition of which Champollion was the head.

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