Wednesday, October 29 at 2:00 PM
Jean-François Champollion (1790-1832), prodige égyptologue français, se passionna dès son jeune âge pour les langues anciennes. Il déchiffra les hiéroglyphes
égyptiens grâce à la pierre de Rosette, publiant sa découverte majeure en 1822. Cette percée ouvrit la voie à la compréhension de l'Égypte antique. Il devint conservateur au musée du Louvre et entreprit une expédition scientifique en Égypte. Son travail révolutionnaire fit de lui le père de l'égyptologie moderne. Il mourut prématurément à l'âge de 41 ans, laissant derrière lui un héritage scientifique immense.
A native of the Lorraine region, Eric Simonis settled in Philadelphia in 1990. As a veteran expert in the hospitality industry, he taught at Walnut Hill College. In 2017, Eric launched ouifrenchphila where he is a private French language instructor. His professional experience also includes six years of tutoring at The Lauder Institute of International Studies, preparing students for their Oral Proficiency Interviews. He appears monthly at The Athenaeum of Philadelphia where he leads “Le Cercle Francophone d’Histoire,” a group that combines love of the French language and of history. Eric lectures in slow French about a variety of themes that define French culture, human and intellectual achievements. In his upcoming talks, "Pionniers et innovateurs français," he will pay homage to the inventiveness and creativity of five French pioneers!
This is a free event.