User:Alohr77/Vladimir Golenishchev

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Semyonovich and the family name is Golenishchev.

Vladimir Semyonovich Golenishchev (Russian: Владимир Семёнович Голенищев; 29 January 1856 – 5 August 1947), formerly also known as Wladimir or Woldemar Golenischeff, was one of the first and one of the most accomplished Russian Egyptologists.

Early Life and Education
'''Golenishchev, the son of a well-to-do merchant was born in St. Petersburg.  Golenishchev's father, Semyon Vasilyevich Golenishchev (1821-1858), owned a sizable weaving and paper-spinning enterprise on the Obvodny Canal. Additionally, Semyon had part ownership of a trading house that imported American cotton through the port of St. Petersburg. After Semyon's unexpected death, the newly widowed Sofya Gavrilovna passed the management of the businesses to a relative and spent her time raising her children Vladimir and Nadezhda. He inherited capital and significant real estate in St. Petersburg from his merchant family. Golenishchev also received an adequate home education where he found interest in oriental studies, particularly in Egyptology. Golenishchev found further education at Saint Petersburg University from 1875 to 1879. However, at that time, the institution provided minimal resources for the study of Egyptology. The mostly self-taught Egyptologist even published his first article about papyrus in 1874 at the age of eighteen.''' He also published the so-called Hermitage papyri, including the Prophecy of Neferti, now stored in the Hermitage Museum.

Egyptological Career
In 1884–85 he organized and financed excavations in Wadi Hammamat, followed by the research at Tell el-Maskhuta in 1888–89. In the course of the following two decades he travelled to Egypt more than sixty times and brought back an enormous collection of more than 6,000 ancient Egyptian antiquities, including such priceless relics as the Moscow Mathematical Papyrus, the Story of Wenamun, the Alexandrian World Chronicle, and various Fayum portraits.

'''Golenishchev created a firm foundation for Russian Egyptology and paved the way for future Egyptologists. Golenishchev had many pupils in the time he spent at the University of Cairo. One notable student, Boris Alexandrovitch Turaev, learned much from Golenishchev and went on to train the next generation of Russian Egyptologists. Alexandrovitch Turaev persuaded Golenishchev to sell his collection of Egyptian statuary to the Moscow Museam of Fine Arts.'''

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Contributions to Hieroglyphic Decipherment
'''In 1890, Golenishchev purchased a trove of papyri from a dealer that had been deliberately torn apart and sold in pieces and reconstructed them in Cairo. These papyri are invaluable for language studies and include the Story of Wenamun, recounting the tribulations and humiliations of an Egyptian emissary to Byblos in the New Kingdom's degraded, waning days. Later, this work included a word list that became known as the Golenischeff Onomasticon.'''

Having sold his collection to the Moscow Museum of Fine Arts in 1909, Golenishchev settled in Egypt. Following the Russian Revolution of 1917, he never returned to Russia, residing in Nice and Cairo. In Egypt, he established and held the chair in Egyptology at the University of Cairo from 1924 to 1929. '''In 1874, Golenischev published his first article and in 1877 he published valuable work on Metternich stela. Additionally, he made crucial contributions to the study of cuneiform, publishing Vingt-quarte tablettes cappadociennes in 1891.''' He was also employed by the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, where he catalogued hieratic papyri. Golenishchev died in Nice aged 90.

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Legacy
'''In 2006, a monument was constructed for Golenishchev at the Cairo Egyptian Museum in memory of great Egyptologists of the world. ''' His papers are held at the Pushkin Museum, at the Centre Wladimir Golenischeff in Paris, France, and also in the Griffith Institute in Oxford, England. Golenishchev's name is associated with many important papyri. These include the literary papyri and the Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, the Mathematical Papyrus, the articles and studies on Wenamun, The Teaching of King Merikare, and the Prophecy of the Priest Nefer-rehu.

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Peer Review Response
The first area identified to restructure was the lead section. I agree with this suggestion and will potentially add one more intriguing sentence to highlight his main accomplishments. To address the concern of adding citations after each sentence, my sandbox may not be completely updated with references, but the added sentences have citations that can be seen on the published article. Thank you for the reminder of adding citations, I will review that each sentence follows that structure. The comment regarding the notes at each paragraph is a smart addition and I plan to more clearly define any future changes.

When looking at the other peer review as well, I enjoyed reading the questions that sparked ideas of information where detail could be added. I plan to expand on the career section and add more detail about his teaching career in Cairo. I also agree with the suggestion to look for more sources to broaden the range of information.