Maspero
[mas-puh-roh]
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noun
Sir Gas·ton Ca·mille Charles [gas-tawn ka-mee-yuh sharl] /gasˈtɔ̃ kaˈmi yə ʃarl/, 1846–1916, French Egyptologist.
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Examples from the Web for maspero
Contemporary Examples of maspero
That evening became known as the Maspero Massacre, a reference to the state TV building around which the marchers gathered.
I met him at the Coptic Hospital when I went to visit the Maspero injured.
His leg had been smashed—not in Maspero but in an earlier clash with the military in March.
Historical Examples of maspero
My priest has verified (I chose a priest for the Ka,—Maspero).
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)Georges Perrot
It has been translated by Professors Golenisheff and Maspero.
Professor Maspero is one of the most famous of living Orientalists.
A History of Science, Volume 1(of 5)Henry Smith Williams
France has established in Cairo a school of Egyptology, directed by Maspero.
History Of Ancient CivilizationCharles Seignobos
Emerson—optimism in boxing-gloves; Maspero—she was interested, then, in things Egyptian.
Bella DonnaRobert Hichens