August Eisenlohr

August Adolf Eisenlohr (6 October 1832, Mannheim – 24 February 1902, Heidelberg) was a German Egyptologist.

He studied theology and sciences at the universities of Heidelberg and Göttingen, and spent several years involved in the chemical manufacturing business.

[1] In 1865 he resumed his education, taking classes in Egyptian language studies.

In 1869 he received his habilitation for Egyptology at Heidelberg and in 1869/70 conducted research in Egypt.

In 1885 he became an honorary professor at the University of Heidelberg, where he taught classes in Egyptian archaeology and Semitic languages.