Eugène Grébaut

Biography

Eugène Grébaut stood among the foremost historians and Egyptologists of his generation, bringing rigorous scholarship to the monuments and inscriptions of ancient Egypt. His stewardship of archaeological missions and museum collections helped to broaden public appreciation for the civilizations of the Nile Valley.

Laid to rest in the Cimetière ancien de Romainville, Grébaut’s legacy endures in the artifacts and knowledge he preserved for future study, as well as in the students he inspired to pursue the mysteries of the past.