ARCHAEOLOGIST

Christiane Desroches Noblecourt

1913 - 2011

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Christiane Desroches Noblecourt (French pronunciation: [kʁistjan dɛʁɔʃ nɔbləkuʁ] ; 17 November 1913 – 23 June 2011) was a French Egyptologist. She was the author of many books on Egyptian art and history and was also known for her role in the International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia from flooding caused by the Aswan Dam. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christiane Desroches Noblecourt is the 94th most popular archaeologist (down from 84th in 2019), the 4,255th most popular biography from France (down from 3,975th in 2019) and the 14th most popular French Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt ranks 94 out of 151Before her are Pierre Montet, Israel Finkelstein, Anne Stine Ingstad, Ernesto Schiaparelli, Sven Nilsson, and Rudolf Wagner. After her are Zsófia Torma, Paul Rivet, Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae, Massimo Pallottino, Dorothea Bate, and Robert T. Bakker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt ranks 239Before her are Huang Hua, Helen Levitt, George Abecassis, Frankie Laine, Adrian Quist, and John Cairncross. After her are Yaşar Doğu, Herbert Runge, Ferenc Csik, Halima Nosirova, Willy Vandersteen, and Reinhard Hardegen. Among people deceased in 2011, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt ranks 273Before her are Ludo Martens, Kurt Nielsen, Tore Sjöstrand, John Patrick Foley, John Stott, and Andrée Chedid. After her are George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, Adrián Escudero, Mark Blaug, Gunnar Fischer, Radivoje Ognjanović, and Geraldine Ferraro.

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In France

Among people born in France, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt ranks 4,255 out of 6,770Before her are Georges Beaucourt (1912), Audrey Fleurot (1977), Jean-Marie Poiré (1945), Georges Balandier (1920), Olivier de Serres (1539), and André-Pierre Gignac (1985). After her are Christophe Gans (1960), Luc-Olivier Merson (1846), Juliet Berto (1947), Roger Blin (1907), Fernand de Langle de Cary (1849), and Honoré Charles Reille (1775).

Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In France

Among archaeologists born in France, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt ranks 14Before her are André Parrot (1901), Louis Laurent Gabriel de Mortillet (1821), François Bordes (1919), Victor Loret (1859), Jean-François Séguier (1703), and Pierre Montet (1885). After her are Paul Rivet (1876), Jacques-Joseph Champollion-Figeac (1778), and Désiré Charnay (1828).