Title The most prominent Dutchman in Egypt : Jan Herman Insinger and the Egyptian collection in Leiden / Maarten J. Raven.

Publication Info.	Leiden : Sidestone Press, [2018]
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Series	PALMA: Papers on archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities ; volume 19
	Papers on archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities ; 19.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents	Intro; Introduction; Chapter I; Concise biography of Jan Herman Insinger; 1. Banker's son (1856-1879); 2. Nile traveller (1879-1883); 3. True friend (1883-1888); 4. Land-owner in Luxor (1888-1903); 5. Grumpy old man (1903-1918); Chapter II; Jan Herman Insinger as a purveyor of antiquities for the RMO; 1. Exploits with Schelling (1882); 2. Manuscripts and mummies (1886); 3. Ostraca and textiles (1888); 4. Purchase of a papyrus (1895); 5. Potsherds and prehistory (1897-1901); 6. Donations by descendants (1929-1957); Chapter III; Jan Herman Insinger and the antiquities trade of his time
	1. Dealer or donator?2. Abiding by the law; 3. Missed opportunities; 4. Conclusions; Appendix I: List of acquisitions from Insinger; Appendix II: Translations of letters written by Insinger; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Indices; Lege pagina
Summary	Jan Herman Insinger was a well-known character in the history of Egyptology, mainly because his name has been linked forever with a famous demotic wisdom papyrus now in Leiden. Although he is mentioned by many of his contemporaries, biographical notes on Insinger rarely surpass a few lines and can be quite inaccurate. However, a lot of information can be gathered from the Archives of the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden and other sources, both published and unpublished ones. These documents enable us to sketch a brief biography of this fascinating figure. Former studies by the present.
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Subject	Insinger, J. H. (Jan Herman), 1854-1918.
	Egyptologists -- Netherlands -- Biography.
	Egyptologists.
	Netherlands.
	Egyptology -- Netherlands -- Leiden -- History -- Sources.
	Egyptology.
	Netherlands -- Leiden.
	History.
Genre/Form	Biographies.
	Electronic books.
	History.
	Sources.
	Biographies.
Other Form:	Print version: Raven, Maarten J. Most prominent Dutchman in Egypt. Leiden : Sidestone Press, [2018] 9088905525 9789088905520 (OCoLC)1032266928
ISBN	9789088905537 (electronic book)
	9088905533 (electronic book)
	9088905525
	9789088905520
	9789088905513

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