JEAN FRANCOIS CHAMPOLLION

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Meaning:

Frenchman and Egyptologist who studied the Rosetta Stone and in 1821 became the first person to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics (1790-1832)

Synonyms:

Champollion; Jean Francois Champollion

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Egyptologist (an archeologist who specializes in Egyptology)

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