Who was Joris Borghouts?
Joris Frans Borghouts, born on the 17th of June 1939 and died on the 7th of September 2018, was a Dutch Egyptologist who served as Professor of Egyptology at Leiden University from 1985 to 2004.
Questions about Joris Borghouts
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When and where was Joris Borghouts born?
Joris Borghouts was born in Ginneken on the 17th of June 1939.
What was Joris Borghouts' 1971 doctoral dissertation about?
Borghouts earned his doctorate at Leiden University in 1971 with a dissertation titled The magical texts of Papyrus Leiden I 348.
Where did Joris Borghouts work before returning to Leiden University?
From 1969 to 1976, Borghouts worked as a scientific employee at the Egyptological Seminar of the University of Amsterdam before returning to Leiden University in 1976.
Why was Leiden University's Egyptology department threatened around 2000?
Around the year 2000, the department faced budget cuts, and Borghouts defended its needs, stating it would become academically irrelevant without them.
What academic honor did Joris Borghouts receive in 1999?
In 1999, Joris Borghouts was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
What happened to Joris Borghouts after he retired in 2004?
After retiring in 2004, Borghouts remained attached to Leiden University and The Netherlands Institute for the Near East, where he became a research fellow that year. He died on the 7th of September 2018 in Leiden.