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Biographical Text
He was born to a well-off banking family, and was sent in 1879 to Egypt for health reasons. In Egypt, he rented a dahabeeya and travelled along the Nile for a number of years, spending the summers in Cairo or Alexandria, and traveling south for the winters.
He first explored the country by boating expedition, and then settled in Luxor in his own dahabeeya, the "Meermin" (Mermaid) in 1884. In 1888 he began constructing a house in Luxor. The official name of the house, "Palmenburg", references his family's summerhouse, "Pijnenburg" in Baarn, the Netherlands. The house in Luxor was often referred to as a castle because of its size and grandeur. Emma refers to it as "The Castle" in her diary. The Castle is located on the East Bank of the Nile, between what is currently Club Med and Iberotel.
He first explored the country by boating expedition, and then settled in Luxor in his own dahabeeya, the "Meermin" (Mermaid) in 1884. In 1888 he began constructing a house in Luxor. The official name of the house, "Palmenburg", references his family's summerhouse, "Pijnenburg" in Baarn, the Netherlands. The house in Luxor was often referred to as a castle because of its size and grandeur. Emma refers to it as "The Castle" in her diary. The Castle is located on the East Bank of the Nile, between what is currently Club Med and Iberotel.
Birth Date
1854
Birthplace
the Netherlands
Death Date
1918
Occupation
Local money lender (in Luxor), middle man in antique dealings, and well to-do explorer/collector. His most famous contribution to archaeologic collections was the Insinger Papyrus, the primary manuscript for a significant Late period Demotic Wisdom text. He purchased it in 1895 for the Rijksmuseum in Leiden, the Netherlands.
Notable Family Members
Mariam Mansour Hanna Daraoun - Wife (1881-1918)
TEI tag
Insinger_Jan_Herman
Citation
Citation
“Insinger, Jan Herman,” The Emma B. Andrews Diary Project, accessed December 25, 2024, http://emmabandrews.org/project/items/show/114.