Champollion

[ shahn-paw-lyawn ]

/ ʃɑ̃ pɔˈlyɔ̃ /

noun

Jean Fran·çois

[zhahn frahn-swa] /ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃ˈswa/, 1790–1832, French Egyptologist.

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Examples from the Web for champollion

To this, the investigations made by Champollion and the calculations of Champollion Figeac are made to answer.
The American Quarterly Review|Various
But there is no Champollion to decipher the Egypt of every man's and every being's face.
Moby Dick; or The Whale|Herman Melville
Suppose that you were Champollion, and that you were examining a stack of papyrus sheets, all covered with hieroglyphics.
The Story of Mankind|Hendrik Van Loon
But let me tell you something of Champollion's difficulties.
Ancient Man|Hendrik Willem van Loon

Champollion Figeac thinks that this group, taken together, represents a title added to a proper name.
The Insect World|Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for champollion

Champollion

/ (French ʃɑ̃pɔljɔ̃) /

noun

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

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