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Born in Paris, Jacq's interest in Egyptology began when he was thirteen, when he read History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization by Jacques Pirenne. This inspired him to write his first novel. By the time he was eighteen, he had written eight books. His first commercially successful book was Champollion the Egyptian, published in 1987.
Jacq became fascinated with Egyptology as a teenager after reading Jacques Pirenne’s Histoire de la civilisation de l’Egypte ancienne (1961–63; History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization). After earning a doctorate in Egyptian studies from the Sorbonne, Jacq pursued a scholarly career.
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Jacq first became interested in Egypt at the young age of thirteen years old. This is when he picked up a book written by author Jacques Pirenne titled History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization. The novel so inspired him that he sat down and wrote his first book.
Born in Paris in 1947, Christian Jacq first visited Egypt when he was seventeen, went on to study Egyptology and archaeology at the Sorbonne, and is now one of the world's leading Egyptologists. He is the author of the internationally bestselling Ramses and The Mysteries of Osiris series, and several other novels set in Ancient Egypt.
Born in Paris in 1947, Christian Jacq first visited Egypt when he was seventeen, went on to study Egyptology and archaeology at the Sorbonne, and is now one of the world's leading Egyptologists.
Jacq's interest in Egyptology began when he was thirteen, and read History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization by Jacques Pirenne. This inspired him to write his first novel. He first visited Egypt when he was seventeen, went on to study Egyptology and archaeology at the Sorbonne, and is now one of the world's leading Egyptologists.
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Sep 1, 2001 · Jacq's interest in Egyptology began when he was thirteen, and read History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization by Jacques Pirenne. This inspired him to write his first novel. He first visited Egypt when he was seventeen, went on to study Egyptology and archaeology at the Sorbonne, and is now one of the world's leading Egyptologists.
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