William Christopher Hayes | |
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Born | |
Died | July 10, 1963 | (aged 60)
Occupation | Egyptology |
Known for | The Scepter of Egypt |
William Christopher Hayes (March 21, 1903 – July 10, 1963) was an American Egyptologist. [1] His main fields of study were history of Egyptian art and translation/interpretation of texts. [2]
His father William C. Hayes Sr. was a British national and his mother Helen Hawthorne Maule was from Philadelphia and both parents were passionate about horses.
[3] Bill initially went to
William Penn Charter School(then known as Penn Charter) and then went to the prep school
st george's for 4 years, where he won the "
George Gordon King medal" in advanced greek.
[3] A pupil of Sir
Alan Gardiner, Hayes attended the
Princeton University(in 1920) where he graduated in 1935 with a
dissertation on the royal sarcophagi of the
18th Dynasty. For most of his life he was involved with the
Metropolitan Museum of Art: first as a member of the museum's Egyptian Expedition (since 1926), then as an assistant curator (1936) and later as curator of the museum's Egyptian Department, from 1952 until his death
[2] occurred on July 10, 1963.
[1]
In 1956, he was involved as a consultant in the production of the film
The Ten Commandments.
[4] His best-known work, The Scepter of Egypt, is still considered by many Egyptologists as one of the standard works in their field.
[2]
[4]
Dr. William C. Hayes, curator of Egyptian art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, died yesterday at his home, 31 East 12th Street. He was 60 years old. ...
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William Christopher Hayes | |
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Born | |
Died | July 10, 1963 | (aged 60)
Occupation | Egyptology |
Known for | The Scepter of Egypt |
William Christopher Hayes (March 21, 1903 – July 10, 1963) was an American Egyptologist. [1] His main fields of study were history of Egyptian art and translation/interpretation of texts. [2]
His father William C. Hayes Sr. was a British national and his mother Helen Hawthorne Maule was from Philadelphia and both parents were passionate about horses.
[3] Bill initially went to
William Penn Charter School(then known as Penn Charter) and then went to the prep school
st george's for 4 years, where he won the "
George Gordon King medal" in advanced greek.
[3] A pupil of Sir
Alan Gardiner, Hayes attended the
Princeton University(in 1920) where he graduated in 1935 with a
dissertation on the royal sarcophagi of the
18th Dynasty. For most of his life he was involved with the
Metropolitan Museum of Art: first as a member of the museum's Egyptian Expedition (since 1926), then as an assistant curator (1936) and later as curator of the museum's Egyptian Department, from 1952 until his death
[2] occurred on July 10, 1963.
[1]
In 1956, he was involved as a consultant in the production of the film
The Ten Commandments.
[4] His best-known work, The Scepter of Egypt, is still considered by many Egyptologists as one of the standard works in their field.
[2]
[4]
Dr. William C. Hayes, curator of Egyptian art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, died yesterday at his home, 31 East 12th Street. He was 60 years old. ...
{{
cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)