George Andrew Reisner (1867–1942) was an American archaeologist and Egyptologist who conducted important excavations in Egypt and Sudan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and studied at Harvard University, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1892. Reisner's most famous excavation was at Giza, where he worked from 1902 to 1942. He uncovered the tombs of the 4th Dynasty Pharaohs Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, as well as the Great Sphinx. He also conducted excavations at the pyramid complex of Saqqara, the necropolis of Memphis, and the temple complex of Abu Simbel. Reisner's work was instrumental in the development of modern Egyptology. He published numerous books and articles on his findings, including A History of the Giza Necropolis (1942) and Mycerinus: The Temples of the Third Pyramid at Giza (1931). He also served as the director of the Harvard-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition from 1906 to 1942.
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