A Thorny Path, Vol. 11

Georg Moritz Ebers, a prominent German Egyptologist and novelist, is renowned for discovering the Ebers Papyrus, a significant ancient medical document. His academic journey included studying jurisprudence and Oriental languages, leading to professorships in Egyptian language and antiquities at Jena and Leipzig. Ebers conducted two significant scientific expeditions to Egypt, contributing to the field with his notable work, "Ägypten und die Bücher Moses," and his edited translation of the Ebers Papyrus, enhancing our understanding of ancient Egyptian medicine.