William A. Ward
William Ayres Ward (born June 10, 1928 in Chicago , † September 13, 1996 in Providence ) was an American Egyptologist .
Ward studied first at Butler University in Indianapolis (BA in Religious History 1951) and then Egyptology at the University of Chicago (MA 1955) and Semitic Languages at Brandeis University (PhD 1958). He then taught in Beirut , first at the Beirut College for Women , and since 1963 at the American University of Beirut . From 1986 to 1996 he taught as a visiting professor at Brown University in Providence.
His main areas of research included the relationship between Egypt and the Levant , Egyptian-Semitic etymological studies, and scarabs and titles of the Old and Middle Kingdom.
literature
- Leonard H. Lesko (Ed.): Ancient Egyptian and Mediterranean Studies in Memory of William A. Ward. Department of Egyptology Brown University, Providence 1998, ISBN 0-9662685-0-4 .
- Morris L. Bierbrier: Who was who in Egyptology. 4th revised edition. Egypt Exploration Society, London 2012, ISBN 978-0-85698-207-1 , p. 267.
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| SURNAME | Ward, William A. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ward, William Ayres (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Egyptologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 1996 |
| Place of death | Providence |