Ippolito Rosellini (1800-1843), Italian Egyptologist, was born at Pisa. He studied under Mezzofanti at Bologna, and in 1824 became professor of oriental languages at Pisa University. He is best known as the associate of Jean-François Champollion, whose studies he shared and whom he accompanied in his Egyptian explorations (1828). On the death of Champollion the publication of the results of their expedition fell to Rosellini (Monumenti deli Egitto e delia Nubia, Florence, 1832-40, 10 vols. fol.). 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Egyptologist is the designation given to an archaeologist or historian who specialises in Egyptology, the scientific study of Ancient Egypt and its antiquities. ... Pisas coat of arms This article is about Pisa in Italy. ... Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti (17 September 1774 – 15 March 1849) was an Italian cardinal and linguist. ... Bologna (from Latin Bononia, Bulaggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, between the Po River and the Apennines. ... Jean-François Champollion For the Champollion comet rendezvous spacecraft, see Champollion (spacecraft). ...

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