THE life of renowned Egyptologist Jean-François Champollion will go under the spotlight at an Oxford University lecture.
The teenage professor of ancient history, supporter of Napoleon, explorer and decipherer of Egyptian hieroglyphics will be discussed at the talk at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum on Saturday 2pm to 3pm.
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