FREE LECTURE ON CHAMPOLLION IN TORONTO

The Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities presents
PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES 2006-2007

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16th, 2007
7:15pm
Rm. 142, 5 Bancroft Ave. (Earth Sciences Complex)

" The 'Je tiens l'affaire!' episode
and Jean François Champollion's death"
Gonzalo M. Sanchez M.D.,
The University of Arizona Egyptian Expedition


"'Stroke' has been generally accepted as causing Jean François
Champollion's premature death at age 41, on March 4th, 1832. What
kind of stroke was it? What health problems led to it? What was known
in the early 19th Century about Champollion's illnesses? Was he
treated by competent physicians? What are possible explanations for
the earlier reported prolonged unconsciousness after discovering the
key to the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphs? What do we know about
the last three months of his life? Could he have awakened and talked
the day before his death? What is the final diagnosis? These are
questions that can be answered with reasonable medical certainty based
upon Champollion's medical history and Dr. Jean Cruveilhier's
statement issued upon the death of the decipherer. The picture that
emerges from studying Champollion's health record and his death brings
new dimension to our understanding of his extraordinary life."

Admission free: all welcome
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