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]
William Christopher Hayes | |
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| Born | March 21, 1903 |
| Died | July 10, 1963 (aged 60) |
| Occupation | Egyptology |
| Known for | The Scepter of Egypt |
Biography
editHis 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]
Significant works
edit- 1961–1962. Chronology: Egypt – To End Of The Twentieth Dynasty. In The Cambridge Ancient History
- 1956. Most ancient Egypt. University of Chicago Press (as editor)
- 1953–1959. The Scepter of Egypt, a Background for the Study of the Egyptian Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. part I, New York 1953; part II, New York 1959
- 1942. Daily life in Ancient Egypt. National Geographic Society
- 1935. Royal Sarcophagi of the XVIII Dynasty (dissertation)
References
edit- ^ a b "William C. Hayes, Museum Curator. Egyptian Art Chief at the Metropolitan Is Dead". New York Times. July 11, 1963. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
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. ...
- ^ a b c Hayes, William Christopher (1959). The Scepter of Egypt: The Hyksos Period and the New Kingdom (1675-1080 B.C.). New York: Abrams. ISBN 0-87099-191-4.
- ^ a b Dunham, Dows; Fischer, Henry G. (1963). "William Christopher Hayes". Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt. 2. American Research Center in Egypt: 7–14. JSTOR 40000968.
- ^ a b M. L. Bierbrier (1995). Who was Who in Egyptology 3rd ed. London. pp. 195–196 of 256. ISBN 9780856981258.
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