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by Frédéric Du Portal (Author)
Author Biography
Pierre Paul Frédéric du Portal, Baron du Portal, was born in Bordeaux in 1804 and died in Paris in 1876. He was a lawyer, diplomat and state counsellor. He was the son of the shipowner and later Minister of the Navy Pierre-Barthélémy du Portal d'Albarèdes (1765-1845). In 1824, he was attached to the French embassy in Dresden, then in St Petersburg, and in 1838 he was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. His best-known book, The Symbols of the Egyptians, was published by Editions Obelisco in 1981 and republished in 1999.