Quotes:Rosellini, Ippolito

Zirkoff, Boris

Rosellini, Ippolito. Italian Egyptologist; b. at Pisa, Aug. 13, 1800; d. June 4, 1843. Educ. at Bologna under Mezzofanti; studied theology and Hebrew, taught Hebrew and Arabic at Pisa Univ., until 1824. Called, 1824, to the chair of Oriental languages at Univ, of Pisa. Shortly after became passionately interested in Egyptology and was associated with J. F. Champoilion in study and, exploration of Egypt, 1828-29. Death of Champoilion left him the task of publ. results of these explorations. Works: *I Monumenti dell’ Egitto e della Nubia, disegnate della spedizione scientifico-litteraria toscana in Egitto. Pisa: Presso N. Capurro, 1832-44. 9 vols. 8-vo.—Elementa linguae aegyptiacae vulgo copticae. Rome, 1837.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 7, p. 391

Rosellini, Ippolito (1800–1843). *I Monumenti dell' Egitto e della Nubia, disegnate della spedizione scientifico-litteraria toscana in Egitto. Pisa: Presso N. Capurro, 1832–44. 9 vols. 8vo. Vide Volume VII, p. 391 for biogr. data about the author.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 8, p. 474