Wolfhart Westendorf

Wolfhart Westendorf

Wolfhart Westendorf (18 September 1924 – 23 February 2018) was a Polish-born German Egyptologist. Westendorf was born in Świebodzin, Poland. He was a co-author of the Grundriss der Medizin der alten Ägypter, the most well published study of the subject of ancient Egyptian medicine done in any language.[1] He had also published many other books on Egyptology and the ancient Egyptian language.

Westendorf died in Berlin on 23 February 2018 at the age of 93.[2]

References

  1. Nunn, John F. (1996-03-01). Ancient Egyptian Medicine. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 25, 31. ISBN 978-0-8061-2831-3. LCCN 95039770. OCLC 33207680. OL 803300M.
  2. [1] Göttinger Tageblatt