Zahi Hawass

Zahi Hawass

male, 62 years old
damietta, University of Pennsylvania, Nile Delta, Upper and Lower Egypt, Libyan Desert, Western Desert…egyptologist
Zahi Hawass (born in Damietta, on 28 May 1947) is an Egyptian archaeologist and a world-famous Egyptologist. In recent years, he has gained...

Howard Carter

male, deceased (1939)
Kensington, Lymphoma death, Swaffham, Norfolk, egyptologist, egyptology, luxor
Howard Carter (May 9 1874 - March 2 1939) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist born in Kensington, England. His childhood was spent...
Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut

female
about 1479 to 1458 BC, Ptah, pronounce, nitocris, dynasty, egyptologist
Hatshepsut (also called Hatchepsut [<font/>pronounce ]), meaning "Foremost of Noble Ladies", was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of...
Flinders Petrie

Flinders Petrie

male, deceased (1942)
Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS, Professor Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Knights Bachelor, British, Academic…egyptologist
Professor Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie FRS (3 June 1853 - 28 July 1942), known as Flinders Petrie, was an English Egyptologist and a pioneer...
Elizabeth Peters

Elizabeth Peters

female, 82 years old
American historical novelist, Barbara Mertz, Amelia Peabody, Barbara Michaels, Gothic fiction, Mystery fiction…egyptologist
Elizabeth Peters (a pen-name of Barbara Mertz, born 29 September 1927 in Canton, Illinois, USA) has written many books in the mystery genre,...
Manetho

Manetho

male
historian, Sebennytos, Aegyptiaca, Ptolemaic era, 3rd century BC, egyptologist
Manetho, also known as Manethon of Sebennytos, was an Egyptian historian and priest from Sebennytos (ancient Egyptian: "Tjebnutjer") who lived...
Bob Brier

Bob Brier

male, 65 years old
Discovery Civilization, Long Island University, Mr. Mummy, Robert Brier, Ph.D, paleopathology, paleopathologist…egyptologist
Robert Brier, Ph.D (born December 13, 1943), also affectionately known as Mr. Mummy, is a world-renowned American Egyptologist specializing in...
E. A. Wallis Budge

E. A. Wallis Budge

male, deceased (1934)
Employee of the British Museum, Syriacists, English, philology, orientalism, egyptologist
Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge (July 27, 1857 - November 23, 1934) was an English Egyptologist, Orientalist, and philologist who worked...
Thomas Young

Thomas Young

male, deceased (1829)
physiology, Optics, egyptology, egyptologist, Polymath, physicist
Thomas Young (June 13, 1773-May 10, 1829) was an English polymath, contributing to optics, physiology, and Egyptology, among other fields.
James Henry Breasted

James Henry Breasted

male, deceased (1935)
Fertile Crescent, From Rockford, Illinois, North Central College alumni, hieroglyphic, Archaeologist, egyptologist
James Henry Breasted (August 27 1865-December 2, 1935) was born in Rockford, Illinois and was an archaeologist and historian. He was educated at...