Edda Bresciani (23 September 1930 – 29 November 2020)[1] was an Italian Egyptologist.
Edda Bresciani | |
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Born | |
Died | 29 November 2020 Lucca, Italy | (aged 90)
Nationality | Italian |
Education | University of Pisa |
Occupation | Egyptology |
Bresciani was born in Lucca, and graduated in 1955 from the University of Pisa. She excavated at several places in Egypt and is mainly known for her work at several sites in the Faiyum, most notably the temple of Medinet Maadi.[2] She also found and excavated a Middle Kingdom cemetery at Khelua.[3]
In 1974 the University of Pisa appointed Bresciani at the lead of an excavation campaign at Saqqara; here she studied the 26th Dynasty tomb of the vizier Bakenrenef. In 1978 she founded the still–running Egitto e Vicino Oriente, the Egyptological journal of the University. She also performed excavations at the "Temple of Million Years" of Thutmose IV at Thebes.[2]
A proficient demotist,[2] Bresciani published many books on her work. She earned a medal for meritorious science and culture in May 1996,[4] and was a fellow of the Accademia dei Lincei.[1] After her retirement, Bresciani became professor emerita at the University of Pisa.[5][1]