WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Definition. Imhotep (Greek name, Imouthes, c. 2667-2600 BCE) was an Egyptian polymath (a person expert in many areas of learning) best known as the architect of King Djoser’s Step Pyramid at Saqqara. His name means “He Who Comes in Peace” and he is the only Egyptian besides Amenhotep to be fully deified.

Detailed explanation-2: -Imhotep the Architect Imhotep lived around 2700 BCE. He was the chief architect of the Pharaoh Djoser and is the first architect in recorded history we know by name. When Imhotep was growing up, most buildings were made of sun-baked brick or stone, but when he became an architect, he came up with a new idea.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first engineer in recorded history was an Egyptian named Imhotep. He is thought to have designed a cut-stone, step pyramid for pharaoh Djoser in 2700 BC. Later the Romans mastered civil engineering design by building aqueducts to carry water from distant sources into towns.

Detailed explanation-4: -The architect’s cult survived till Graeco-Roman times. Yet, despite the efforts of archaeologists over many decades, Imhotep’s tomb has never been found. Scholars have two theories: His tomb could be somewhere in Djoser’s burial complex because he was member of the royal family.

Detailed explanation-5: -Imhotep (2655-2600 BC) was an Egyptian polymath considered to be the first architect, engineer, and physician in recorded history. He was also revered as a philosopher and one of only a few commoners ever to be acknowledged by the Egyptian people as having divine status after his death.