Medicine and Mummification Rites of the Royal Pharaohs

by Maurice Bucaille

Hardcover

First published November 1, 1989

About the author

Maurice Bucaille was a French medical doctor, member of the French Society of Egyptology, and an author. Bucaille practiced medicine from 1945–82 and was a specialist in gastroenterology. In 1973, Bucaille was appointed family physician to King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. Another of his patients at the time included members of the family of then President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat.