Antedating of "Egyptology"

[Fred Shapiro]

Egyptology (OED 1862)

1847 _Fraser's Magazine_ June 638 (Periodicals Archive Online)  We predict
that the very name of Egyptology will produce a general yawn.

Fred Shapiro


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