Edwin Smith

American Egyptologist

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In Edwin Smith papyrus
…in 1862 by the American Edwin Smith, a pioneer in the study of Egyptian science. Upon his death in 1906, the papyrus was given to the New York Historical Society and turned over to U.S. Egyptologist James Henry Breasted in 1920 for study. A translation, transliteration, and discussion in two…
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