Cleopatra, Vol. 8

Georg Moritz Ebers, a prominent German Egyptologist and novelist, is renowned for discovering the Ebers Papyrus, one of the oldest medical texts known. His academic journey included studying jurisprudence and Oriental languages, leading to professorships at Jena and Leipzig. Ebers conducted significant research in Egyptology, publishing influential works, including "Ägypten und die Bücher Moses." His expertise culminated in the editing of the Ebers Papyrus, which he discovered in Thebes, contributing greatly to the understanding of ancient Egyptian medicine.