JEAN-YVES EMPEREUR

Biographical note

Born in 1952. Studied Classics at the University of Paris-IV Sorbonne (DEA, CAPES, Agrégation des Lettres, 1975, PhD in archaeology, 1977).

1976-1978 - Lecturer in linguistics at the University of Cairo; first contacts with Alexandria.

1978-1990 - Fellow, then General Secretary of the French Archaeological School of Athens. Directed underwater excavations in Greece and Cyprus, land excavations in Turkey, continued contact with Alexandria and formation of a small team researching the ancient city.

From 1990 - Director of Research with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), director of the Centre d'Etudes Alexandrines (permanent CNRS mission founded in Alexandria to promote studies and excavations of the city).

Centre d'Etudes Alexandrines