Who was who in Egyptology

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The Who Was Who in Egyptology is a biographical reference work on the history of Egyptology .

The work contains biographical articles on deceased persons who were active in the field of Egyptology, from its beginnings until today.

The first edition was written by Warren R. Dawson (1888-1968) and was published in 1951 by the Egypt Exploration Society . It did not yet contain any portraits of the people. In 1972 a significantly expanded second edition with numerous portraits was published by Eric P. Uphill (* 1929). Morris L. Bierbrier (* 1947) edited the third, again supplemented and expanded edition, which appeared in 1995.

A fourth expanded edition, edited by Morris L. Bierbrier, appeared in 2012.

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  • Warren R. Dawson: Who Was Who in Egyptology. A biographical index of Egyptologists, of travelers, explorers, and excavators in Egypt, of collectors of and dealers in Egyptian antiquities, of consuls, officials, authors, benefactors, and others whose names occur in the literature of Egyptology, from the year 1500 to the present day, but excluding persons now living. Egypt Exploration Society, London 1951. X + 172 pp.
  • Warren R. Dawson, Eric P. Uphill: Who was who in Egyptology. A biographical index of Egyptologists, of travelers, explorers, and excavators in Egypt, of collectors of and dealers in Egyptian antiquities, of consuls, officials, authors, benefactors, and others whose names occur in the literature of Egyptology, from the year 1500 to the present day, but excluding persons now living. 2nd revised edition. Egypt Exploration Society, London 1972. XIV + 315 pp.
    • Reviews: Michel Dewachter, in: Bibliotheca Orientalis 37 (1980) pp. 303–306; Dieter Mueller, In: Journal of Near Eastern Studies 34 (1975) pp 149-150; Alain-Pierre Zivie, In: Revue d'Égyptologie 28 (1976) pp. 176-178
  • Warren R. Dawson, Eric P. Uphill: Who was who in Egyptology. 3rd revised edition by Morris L. Bierbrier. Egypt Exploration Society, London 1995. XIV + 458 pp. ISBN 0-85698-125-7
  • Morris L. Bierbrier: Who was who in Egyptology. 4th revised edition. Egypt Exploration Society. London 2012. XVI + 600 pp. ISBN 978-0-85698-207-1

literature

  • Morris L. Bierbrier: Who was who in Egyptology. In: Egyptian & Egyptological Documents, Archives & Libraries 2 (2010/11) pp. 187-192

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