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March 1, 2010
No Egyptology at Harvard since when? 1942?
This is a bit of a shock to read - Harvard is hiring its first full-time Egyptologist since 1942.
After years dedicated to shedding light on the work of the late Harvard Egyptology Professor George A. Reisner, Class of 1889, Peter D. Manuelian '81 will become the first egyptology professor at Harvard since his predecessor's death 68 years ago.Manuelian, currently an egyptology lecturer at Tufts, will be the first person to fill the Philip J. King Professorship, which was established in the fall of 2006 to support the study of ancient civilizations.
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Though Harvard offers the occasional course related to ancient Egyptian history, it has not had an egyptology professor since 1942, when Reisner died during an excavation in Giza, Egypt.
They are hiring an in-town alum, interestingly enough.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at March 1, 2010 7:17 AM