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Zakaria Goneim

1905 - 1959

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Muhammed Zakaria Goneim (زكريا غنيم) (alt. spelling: Muhammad Zakarīya Ghunaim, 1905–1959) was an Egyptian archaeologist, known for his discoveries in and around Saqqara. He is best known for discovering the Step Pyramid of Sekhemkhet. Before World War II, Goneim worked at Saqqara on the mortuary temple of Unas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zakaria Goneim is the 118th most popular archaeologist (down from 117th in 2019), the 526th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 525th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Egyptian Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Zakaria Goneim ranks 118 out of 151. Before him are José Leite de Vasconcelos, Désiré Charnay, Davidson Black, Lewis Binford, Blaga Aleksova, and Carl Blegen. After him are Michael D. Coe, Julio C. Tello, James Mellaart, Charles Dawson, Ekrem Akurgal, and Ivan Borkovský.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Zakaria Goneim ranks 312. Before him are Lev Kassil, Helen Sawyer Hogg, Erico Verissimo, John Van Ryn, Pedro Solé, and Xian Xinghai. After him are Frank Hussey, John Peters Humphrey, Ray Barbuti, Antal Kocsis, György Kulin, and José Nehin. Among people deceased in 1959, Zakaria Goneim ranks 180. Before him are José Durand Laguna, Kay Kendall, Abraham Flexner, Stepan Erzia, Al LeConey, and Abdulla Shaig. After him are Paul Günther, Elisabeth Moore, Sax Rohmer, Boris Lavrenyov, Sidney Robinson, and Guillermo Riveros.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Zakaria Goneim ranks 526 out of 642. Before him are Ahmed Hassan (1975), Iah (-2200), Khadr El-Touni (1915), Pope Agrippinus of Alexandria (100), Gamal El-Ghitani (1945), and Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha (1888). After him are Ibrahim Shams (1917), Mohamed Zidan (1981), Aly Lotfy Mahmoud (1935), Avi Cohen (1956), Pope Julian of Alexandria (200), and Maggie Gobran (1949).

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Egypt

Among archaeologists born in Egypt, Zakaria Goneim ranks 3. Before him are Den (-3000), and Zahi Hawass (1947).

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