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Selim Hassan (Arabic: سليم حسن; born on 15 April 1886[1] – 1961) was an Egyptian Egyptologist.
He was the first native Egyptian to be appointed Professor of Egyptology at the University of Cairo, a post he held from 1936 to 1939. He was then made Deputy-Director of the Antiquities Service.[2]
He wrote the 16-volume Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt in Arabic and supervised the excavation of many ancient Egyptian tombs under the auspices of Cairo University.[3]
- ^ a b الواحد, محمد عبد (2007). مأساة صنعت موسوعة (in Arabic). ktab INC.
- ^ Bierbrier, Morris L (2012). Who Was Who in Egyptology. London, UK: The Egypt Exploration Society. pp. 244–245. ISBN 978-0-85698-207-1.
- ^ Wireless to the New York Times. "Tombs near Pyramids now being excavated", The New York Times. April 17, 1936. Page 1.