Background

Hornung, Erik Karl was born on January 28, 1933 in Riga, Latvia. Son of Karl and Martha (Kramer) Hornung. arrived in Switzerland, 1967.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, University Tübingen, 1956.

Career

He is Professor Emeritus of Basel University. He was Professor of Egyptology at the University of Basel from 1967 to 1998. His main research field has been funerary literature, the Valley of the Kings in particular.

He published the first edition of the Book of Amduat in three volumes between 1963 and 1967.

J. Gwyn Griffiths described Hornung as the foremost authority in such literature. His book Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt, The One and the Many has become his best-known work, in which he concludes, whilst acknowledging previous work by Henri Frankfort and his "multiplicity of approaches" and John A. Wilson"s "complementary" treatment of Egyptian modes of thought, that "Anyone who takes history seriously will not accept a single method as definitive.

The same should be true of anyone who takes belief seriously". His books have been published in German, but many have been translated into English.

Achievements

• Erik Karl Hornung has been listed as a noteworthy Egyptologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife

    (Ancient Egyptians held a rich and complex vision of the a...)

  • The Valley of the Kings: Horizon of Eternity

    (First published in Germany in 1982 and now in its fifth a...)

  • History of Ancient Egypt: An Introduction

    (From our vantage point ancient Egyptian civilization, wit...)

  • Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: The One and the Many

    ( Osiris, Horus, Isis, Thoth, Anubis - the many strange a...)

  • Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: The One and the Many

    ( Osiris, Horus, Isis, Thoth, Anubis - the many strange a...)

  • The Secret Lore of Egypt: Its Impact on the West

    (Alchemy, astrology, and other secret sciences have Egypti...)

  • The Secret Lore of Egypt: Its Impact on the West

    (Alchemy, astrology, and other secret sciences have Egypti...)

  • Akhenaten and the Religion of Light: Die Religion des Lichtes

    (Akhenaten, also known as Amenhotep IV, was king of Egypt ...)

  • Akhenaten and the Religion of Light

    (Akhenaten, also known as Amenhotep IV, was king of Egypt ...)

  • Akhenaten and the Religion of Light Hornung, Erik ( Author ) { Paperback } 2001
  • (The Secret Lore of Egypt: Its Impact on the West) Author: Erik Hornung published on (January, 2002)

    (Noticeable wear to cover and pages. May have some marking...)

  • Akhenaten and the Religion of Light by Erik Hornung (1999-11-02)

    (Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include compa...)

  • The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife by Erik Hornung (1999-06-01)

    (Brand New. In Stock. Will be shipped from US. Excellent C...)

  • The Secret Lore of Egypt: Its Impact on the West by Hornung, Erik (2002) Hardcover

    (New copy. Fast shipping. Will be shipped from US.)

  • Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: The One and the Many by Hornung, Erik (October 31, 1996) Paperback
  • The Valley of the Kings: Horizon of Eternity by Erik Hornung (1990-09-30)
  • History of Ancient Egypt: An Introduction by Erik Hornung (1999-04-29)
  • Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: The One and the Many by Erik Hornung (1996-10-31)
  • Akhenaten and the Religion of Light: Die Religion des Lichtes by Erik Hornung (2001-01-25)
  • The Valley of the Kings: Horizon of Eternity by Erik Hornung (1990-09-01)
  • (Akhenaten and the Religion of Light ) Author: Erik Hornung Jan-2001

Membership

Fellow British Academy. Member German Archaeol. Institute.

Connections

Married Dorothea von Graevenitz, March 23, 1961. Children: Andreas, Marianne, Thomas.

Father:

Karl Hornung

Mother:

Martha (Kramer) Hornung

Spouse:

Dorothea von Graevenitz

child:

Thomas Hornung

child:

Marianne Hornung

child:

Andreas Hornung