David Rohl

English egyptologist
Person human Q349456
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David Rohl

Summary

David Rohl is a human[1]. He was born in Manchester[2]. He was born on September 12, 1950[3]. He worked as an egyptologist[4], archaeologist[5], engineer[6], historian[7], and audio engineer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • David Rohl's place of birth was Manchester[2].
  • David Rohl was born on September 12, 1950[3].
  • David Rohl held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • David Rohl's professions included egyptologist[4].
  • David Rohl's professions included archaeologist[5].
  • David Rohl worked as an engineer[6].
  • David Rohl's professions included historian[7].
  • David Rohl's professions included audio engineer[8].
  • David Rohl worked as a musician[11].
  • David Rohl's field of work was Egyptology[12].
  • David Rohl was educated at University College London[13].
  • David Rohl is recorded as male[14].
  • David Rohl's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • David Rohl's family name is recorded as Rohl[16].
  • David Rohl's given name is recorded as David[17].
  • David Rohl's given name is recorded as Michael[18].
  • David Rohl's instrument is recorded as keyboard instrument[19].
  • David Rohl's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • David Rohl's writing language is recorded as English[21].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[22]

  • Country: GB[23]

  • Began / founded: 1950-09-12[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d207aa8a-21ba-47e4-acf4-cf73c664f83b[25]

Body

Origins and Family

David Rohl's place of birth was Manchester[2]. He was born on September 12, 1950[3].

Education

David Rohl's education included a stint at University College London[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include egyptologist[4], archaeologist[5], engineer[6], historian[7], audio engineer[8], and musician[11]. David Rohl's field of work was Egyptology[12].

Why It Matters

David Rohl ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

He is credited with the discovery of New Chronology[28], a theory[29].

FAQs

Where was David Rohl born?

David Rohl was born in Manchester[2].

What did David Rohl do for work?

David Rohl worked as egyptologist[4], archaeologist[5], engineer[6], historian[7], and audio engineer[8].

Where did David Rohl go to school?

David Rohl was educated at University College London[13].

What did David Rohl discover?

David Rohl is credited as discoverer of New Chronology[28].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Occupation egyptologist, archaeologist, engineer +3
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