Quotes:Chabas, François-Joseph

Zirkoff, Boris

Chabas, François-Joseph. French Egyptologist, b. at Briançon (Hautes-Alpes), Jan. 2, 1817; d. at Versailles, May 17, 1882. Combined scientific studies with commercial pursuit, as a merchant of wines at Chalon-sur-Saône. Beginning with 1855, published a large number of essays on Egyptological subjects, first in existing journals, later in his own called l’Égyptologie, which was started in 1874. He was the first one who attempted to translate, word for word, an hieratic text, a good example of this being his Voyage d’un égyptien en Syrie, en Phénicie et en Palestine au XIV siècle avant notre ère, based on the Papyrus Anastasi I (1866). His life-work contributed greatly to the development of egyptological science. Works: *Le Papyrus magique Harris, etc. (Vide page 126 of the present volume for data).— Recherches pour servir à l'histoire de la XIXme dynastie, 1873.—Notice du Papyrus médical Ebers, 1876.—Mélanges Égyptologiques, 1862-73, in 4 vols.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 7, p. 364

Chabas, François-Joseph (1817-1882). Vide Vol. VII, p. 364, for biographical data.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 9, p. 409