His father, Clément Loret, was a professional organist and composer, of Belgian origin, who had been living in Paris since 1855. He stayed in Egypt several times and published his first book, L'Égypte aux temps des pharaons, in 1898.
Loret also discovered tombs KV32, KV33, KV36, KV38, KV40, KV41 and KV42. His claim to have discovered KV34 is disputed by some Egyptologists who believe that honour should instead be awarded to one of his local foremen.
He died in Lyon, France, on 3 February 1946, at the age of 86. He donated some of his archives to the University of Lyons, but a majority to his favorite student, Alexandre Varille.[2]
Literatureedit
Morris L. Bierbrier: Who was who in Egyptology. 4th revised edition. Egypt Exploration Society, London 2012, ISBN 978-0-85698-207-1, pp. 337–338.
Victor Loret, Patrizia Piacentini, Christian Orsenigo, Stephen Quirke u. a.: La Valle dei Re riscoperta: I giornali di scavo di Victor Loret (1898–1899) e altri inediti (= Le vetrine del sapere. Band 1). Imprimeria della Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano 2004, ISBN 88-7624-201-5.
External linksedit
Victor Loret in the Valley of the Kings
Referencesedit
^"The Egyptologist Victor Clement Georges Philippe Loret".
^"The Egyptologist Victor Clement Georges Philippe Loret".
January 01, 1970
victor, loret, victor, clement, georges, philippe, loret, september, 1859, february, 1946, french, egyptologist, bornvictor, clement, georges, philippe, loret1, september, 1859paris, francedied3, february, 1946, aged, lyon, francenationalityfrenchalma, materÉc. Victor Clement Georges Philippe Loret 1 September 1859 3 February 1946 was a French Egyptologist Victor LoretBornVictor Clement Georges Philippe Loret1 September 1859Paris FranceDied3 February 1946 aged 86 Lyon FranceNationalityFrenchAlma materEcole des Hautes EtudesKnown forbeing the Head of the Egyptian Antiquities Service and his excavations in the Valley of the Kings Scientific careerFieldsEgyptologist archaeologist Contents 1 Biography 2 Literature 3 External links 4 ReferencesBiography editHis father Clement Loret was a professional organist and composer of Belgian origin who had been living in Paris since 1855 He stayed in Egypt several times and published his first book L Egypte aux temps des pharaons in 1898 Loret studied with Gaston Maspero at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes In 1897 he became the head of the Egyptian Antiquities Service In March 1898 he discovered KV35 the tomb of Amenhotep II in the Valley of the Kings Amenhotep II s mummy was still located in his royal sarcophagus but the tomb also proved to hold a cache of several of the most important New Kingdom Pharaohs such as Thutmose IV Amenhotep III and Ramesses VI The cache of Royal Mummies had been placed in KV35 to protect them from looting by tomb robbers by the 21st Dynasty High Priest of Amun Pinedjem 1 In 1920 he examined the Great Zimbabwe in what was then the British colony of Southern Rhodesia where he claimed that the Alfred Charles Auguste Foucher s earlier examinations were accurate This has proven controversial because Alfred Charles Auguste Foucher claimed that the Great Zimbabwe ruins and the Khami ruins were built by Phoenicians and not by the ancestors of the Bantu people who are a majority of the region s inhabitants These views were later challenged by Gertrude Caton Thompson Loret also discovered tombs KV32 KV33 KV36 KV38 KV40 KV41 and KV42 His claim to have discovered KV34 is disputed by some Egyptologists who believe that honour should instead be awarded to one of his local foremen He died in Lyon France on 3 February 1946 at the age of 86 He donated some of his archives to the University of Lyons but a majority to his favorite student Alexandre Varille 2 Literature editMorris L Bierbrier Who was who in Egyptology 4th revised edition Egypt Exploration Society London 2012 ISBN 978 0 85698 207 1 pp 337 338 Victor Loret Patrizia Piacentini Christian Orsenigo Stephen Quirke u a La Valle dei Re riscoperta I giornali di scavo di Victor Loret 1898 1899 e altri inediti Le vetrine del sapere Band 1 Imprimeria della Universita degli Studi di Milano Milano 2004 ISBN 88 7624 201 5 External links editVictor Loret in the Valley of the KingsReferences edit The Egyptologist Victor Clement Georges Philippe Loret The Egyptologist Victor Clement Georges Philippe Loret Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Victor Loret amp oldid 1193368178, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
