EBERS, Georg Moritz, German Egyptolo gist and novelist: b. Berlin, 1 March 1837; d. Tutzing, Bavaria, 7 Aug. 1898. About 1859 he began to devote himself 'almost exclusively to Egyptological studies, and in 1869 was appointed extraordinary professor of language, history and antiquities of ancient Egypt at Jena. In the following year he traveled in Egypt, Nubia and Arabia, and on his return in 1870 became ordinary professor of Egyptology at Leipzig. Another visit to Egypt in 1872-73 re suited in the discovery of the important medical papyrus known by his name, now in Leipzig, and of which a facsimile was published in 1875. Among his published contributions to Egyptol ogy are 'Disquisitiones de Dynastia vicesima sexta Regum iEgyptorum) (1865); 'Agypten und die Bucher Moses' (1868) ; Wurch Gosen zum Sinai' (1872) ; 'Papyrus Ebers' (1875); 'Eine Galerie antiker Portraits' (1889); 'Die hieroglyphischen Schriftzeichen der Agypter (1890) ; and (Agypten in Bild und Wort' (1878 79), translated into English as 'Egypt, De scriptive, Historical and Picturesque' (1880).
Besides these works he published many novels, mostly dealing with Egyptological subjects, among which are 'Eine Agyptische Konigstoch ter' ('An Egyptian Princess' 1864) ; 'Uarda' (1877) ; 'Homo Sum' (1878) ; Schwes tern' ((The Sisters' 1880) ; 'Der Kaiser' (1881) ; 'Serapis> (1885) ; (Josua) (1889); 'Per Aspera' (1892) ; 'Kleopatra' (1894) and 'Arachne) (1897). He also published a poem called 'Elison' (1888), and an autobiography (1892), entitled 'Die Geschichte mcines Lebens.' A collected edition of his works in 25 volumes was published at Stuttgart (1893-97).