Cleopatra, Vol. 6

Georg Moritz Ebers, a prominent German Egyptologist and novelist, is renowned for discovering the Ebers Papyrus, a crucial ancient medical document. His academic journey included studying jurisprudence and archaeology, leading to professorships in Egyptian language and antiquities at Jena and Leipzig. Ebers undertook significant scientific expeditions to Egypt, contributing to the field with his influential work, "Ägypten und die Bücher Moses," and his edited translation of the Ebers Papyrus in 1874, solidifying his legacy in Egyptology.