The Story of My Life from Childhood to Manhood, Vol. 6

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. He undertook two scientific expeditions to Egypt, contributing to the field with his major work, Ägypten und die Bücher Moses, and editing the celebrated medical papyrus in 1874, further solidifying his legacy in Egyptology.