George Moritz Ebers

George Moritz Ebers (1837-1898) was a German Egyptologist, born at Berlin. He discovered an important papyrus. He was professor successively at Jena and Leipzig. Laid aside by ill-health, he betook himself to novel-writing as a pastime. He was the author of "Aarda, a Romance of Ancient Egypt," translated by Clara Bell.

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