Bernardino Drovetti
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English: Bernardino Michele Maria Drovetti (4 January 1776 - 1852) was an Italian diplomat, lawyer, explorer and antiquarian, appointed by Napoleon as French consul to Egypt at a time when the country and its antiquities were being opened rapidly to European knowledge and acquisition.
Italiano: Bernardino Michele Maria Drovetti (Barbania, 4 gennaio 1776 – Torino, 9 marzo 1852) è stato un collezionista d'arte, esploratore e diplomatico italiano, al servizio della Francia.