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František Lexa

František Lexa was a Czechoslovak archaeologist, pedagogue, writer and egyptologist (1876–1960). He was born in Pardubice and died in Prague.

Also recorded as Frantisek Lexa

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Biography

František Lexa is recorded as archaeologist, pedagogue, writer and egyptologist.

František Lexa studied at Charles University and Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague. The recorded working language is Czech and French.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Hradec Králové and Prague. Employment is recorded with Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague.

Building at the direction Boženy Němcové 3, Prague 2, the Czech Republic.

Building at the direction Boženy Němcové 3, Prague 2, the Czech Republic.

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Catalogued output

Works

  • La magie dans l'Égypte antique: de l'Ancien Empire jusqu'à l'époque copte / François Lexa

    1925 · Wellcome Collection

  • Obecné mravní nauky staroegyptské

  • Das demotische Totenbuch der Pariser Nationalbibliothek (Papyrus des Pamonthes)

  • Papyrus Insinger

  • La magie dans l'Egypte antique, de l'ancien empire jusqu'a l'époque copte

    1925

  • Comment se revèlent les rapports entre les langues Hamitiques, Sémitiques et la langue Egyptienne

  • Grammaire demotique

  • La magie dans l'Egypte antique

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Life and career

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  1. 1876

    Life

    František Lexa born at Pardubice.

  2. 1925

    La magie dans l'Égypte antique: de l'Ancien Empire jusqu'à l'époque copte / François Lexa., dated 1925, held by Wellcome Collection.

  3. 1925

    La magie dans l'Egypte antique, de l'ancien empire jusqu'a l'époque copte.

  4. 1960

    Life

    František Lexa died at Prague.

The full dated record · 4 entries

  1. 1876

    František Lexa born at Pardubice.

  2. 1925

    La magie dans l'Égypte antique: de l'Ancien Empire jusqu'à l'époque copte / François Lexa., dated 1925, held by Wellcome Collection.

  3. 1925

    La magie dans l'Egypte antique, de l'ancien empire jusqu'a l'époque copte.

  4. 1960

    František Lexa died at Prague.

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  • Prague
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  • Pardubice

    Birth place

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The authorities additionally record the heading Frantisek Lexa. His recorded languages were Czech and French.

2 children are recorded: Irena Lexová and Milada Lexová.

Formation and teaching. Lexa studied at Charles University and Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague. The record notes the qualification professor.

  • Identity and origins

  • In public collections

  • Literature

  • Summer Retreats, Travel, and Family in the Life of František Lexa (1876–1960), The First Czechoslovak Egyptologist, Annals of the Náprstek Museum, 2018

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