William Kelly Simpson
William Kelly Simpson (born January 3, 1928, in New York City[1]) is an American professor emeritus of Egyptology, Archaeology, Ancient Egyptian literature, and Afro-Asiatic languages at Yale University.[2][3]
He is one of several co-directors of the University of Pennsylvania Museum Yale University Expedition to Abydos, Egypt, which conducts archaeological excavations of ancient sites.[4]
Personal life
He was born on January 3, 1928, in New York City, to Kenneth Farrnad Simpson (1895-1941) and Helen-Louise Knickerbacker Porter (1893-1981).
He married Marilyn Ellen Milton (1931—1980), a granddaughter of philanthropists John Davison Rockefeller Jr.. William and Marilyn have two children:
- Laura Knickerbacker Simpson (1954-2012)
- Abigail Rockefeller Simpson (born 1958), married Todd Mydland.
Literature
- Peter Manuelian (editor): Studies in Honor of William Kelly Simpson, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1996 ISBN 0878463909
See also
References
- ↑ David Shavit, The United States in the Middle East: A Historical Dictionary (Greenwood Press, 1988: ISBN 0-313-25341-2).
- ↑ Yale University Press. (2009). The Literature of Ancient Egypt. Retrieved on 08-03-2009.
- ↑ The Cambridge University Catalogue. (2009). The Great Pyramid: Ancient Egypt Revisited. Retrieved on 08-03-2009.
- ↑ University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. (2007). The Pennsylvania-Yale Excavations at Abydos, Egypt. Retrieved 08-03-2009.
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