Gaston Maspero
Sir Gaston Camille Charles Maspero KCMG (23 June 1846 – 30 June 1916) was a French Egyptologist known for popularizing the term "Sea Peoples" in an 1881 paper.
Gaston Maspero | |
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| Born | Gaston Camille Charles Maspero 23 June 1846 Paris, France |
| Died | 30 June 1916 (aged 70) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Egyptology |
| Predecessor | Auguste Mariette |
| Spouse(s) | Harriett Yapp (1871-1873) Louise Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant de Rebecque (1880-) |
| Children | Georges Maspero Harriett Maspero Henri Maspero Jean Maspero |
| Relatives | François Maspero, grandson |
Maspero's son, Henri Maspero, became a notable sinologist and scholar of East Asia.
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