| RAMSES
WISSA WASSEF |
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| Born
in Cairo 1911: |
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| 1917-1928 |
Attended
the Lycee Francais School in Cairo |
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| 1929 |
Went
to France and studied architecture at the Ecole Des Beaux
Arts in Paris and attended sculpture lessons in the "Academie
Jullian." |
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| 1935 |
Received
his BA diploma in architecture. His graduation project
"A potter's house in old Cairo" received first
prize by the examination board. |
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| 1936 |
Returned
to Cairo, joined the colledge of "Fine Arts"
architecture department and taught art and the history
of architecture. |
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| 1940 |
Proceeded
with this career as an architect and designed several
private houses, schools and churces in Egypt, always respectin
and adding to the traditional character. |
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| 1948 |
Married
Sophie Habib Gorgy. |
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| 1951 |
Bought
a piece of land in Harrania to start his art centre. |
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| 1956-1957 |
First
local exhibition in Cairo, Alexandria and Ismailia. |
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| 1958 |
First
international weaving exhibtion, held in Switzerland. |
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| 1961 |
Received
a national prize for his stained glass windows made for
Cairo National Festival Hall. |
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| 1962 |
Commissioned
to design Mahmoud Mokhtar Sculpture Museum in Cairo. |
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| 1963 |
Introduced
the fine cotton weaving. |
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| 1964 |
Introduced
Batik to the children. |
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| 1969 |
Retired
form the College of Fine Art as a head of the architecture
department to dedicate more time to the art centre. |
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| 1970 |
Completes
all the buildings in the art centre. |
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| 1974 |
Ramses
Wissa Wassef dies at the age of 63 |
Ramses
Wissa Wassef 
