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Person

Jean-François Champollion

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1822

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Jean-François Champollion, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Champollion announces decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs

    1822

    Role: Decipherer of Egyptian hieroglyphs

    1. 14 September 1822 · Visit to brother Jacques-JosephThe 'Je tiens l'affaire' Moment

      Champollion made a crucial breakthrough in understanding the phonetic nature of hieroglyphs, famously exclaiming 'I've got it!' before fainting.

    2. 27 September 1822 · Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-LettresAnnouncement to the Académie

      Champollion presented his decipherment findings to the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in Paris, marking the formal announcement of his success.

    3. Late October 1822 · Publication by Firmin-DidotPublication of the Lettre à M. Dacier

      The final version of Champollion's findings was published as a booklet in late October 1822, detailing the phonetic alphabet of hieroglyphs.

Sources

  1. Jean-François Champollion Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02
  2. Lettre à M. Dacier Wikipedia, revision of 2023-09-27