Edda Bresciani
Edda in the 1960s
Born(1930-09-23)23 September 1930
Lucca, Republic of Italy
Died29 November 2020(2020-11-29) (aged 90)
Lucca, Italy
NationalityItalian
EducationUniversity of Pisa
OccupationEgyptology

Edda Bresciani (23 September 1930 – 29 November 2020)[1] was an Italian Egyptologist.

Life

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]

Publications

References

  1. ^ a b c "E' morta l'egittologa Edda Bresciani". La Nazione (in Italian). 29 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Greco, Christian (1 December 2020). "Addio a Edda Bresciani regina dell'egittologia". La Repubblica (in Italian). p. 37.
  3. ^ CAPPONI LIVIA, EDDA BRESCIANI PRIMA EGITTOLOGA FECE CONOSCERE ALL'ITALIA I FARAONI, CORRIERE DELLA SERA, 1 December 2020, p. 43.
  4. ^ "Medaglia d'oro ai benemeriti della scienza e cultura". Presidenza della Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  5. ^ ""Il 'Campano d'Oro' a Edda Bresciani: una vita dedicata al mondo egizio"". Pisa Today. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2016.


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