Imhotep

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Egyptian architect and priest

c. 2690 BC – 2610 BC · 80 years · Saqqara · Africa

Vizier of Pharaoh Djoser who designed the Step Pyramid at Saqqara; later revered as a god of medicine and wisdom.

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Portrait: Rama · CC BY-SA 3.0 fr · Wikimedia Commons

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