Detlef Franke
| Detlef Franke | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 24, 1952 Lüneburg |
| Died | September 2, 2007 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Egyptologist |
| Known for | Specialist of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt |
Detlef Franke (November 24, 1952, Lüneburg – September 2, 2007) was a German Egyptologist specialist of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt.
Detlef Franke received his doctorate at the University of Hamburg in 1983 with his thesis "Altägyptische Verwandtschaftsbezeichnungen im Mittleren Reich" ("The ancient Egyptian kingship in the Middle Kingdom"). He then received his habilitation at the University of Heidelberg in 1994 with his work "Das Heiligtum des Heqaib auf Elephantine. Geschichte eines Provinzheiligtums im Mittleren Reich" ("On the sanctuary of Heqaib on Elephantine. History of a provincial sanctuary in the Middle Kingdom"). He subsequently taught as a lecturer at this university until his death. Throughout his career, Detlef Franke researched mainly the Middle Kingdom of ancient Egypt. His last project was the creation of a catalog of the stelae of the Middle Kingdom housed in the British Museum.
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