William Kelly Simpson
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| Born | January 3, 1928 |
| Died | March 24, 2017 (aged 89) |
| Spouse | Marilyn Milton |
| Children | Laura and Abigail |
| Parent(s) | Kenneth Simpson Helen-Louise Porter |
William Kelly Simpson (January 3, 1928 – March 24, 2017) was an American professor of Egyptology, Archaeology, Ancient Egyptian literature, and Afro-Asiatic languages at Yale University.[1][2]
He was one of several co-directors of the University of Pennsylvania Museum Yale University Expedition to Abydos, Egypt, which conducts archaeological excavations of ancient sites.[3] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1983.[4]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Simpson was born on January 3, 1928, in New York City, to Kenneth Simpson and Helen-Louise Knickerbacker Porter (1893-1981).[5]
He married Marilyn Ellen Milton (1931-1980), a granddaughter of philanthropists John Rockefeller Jr. William and Marilyn have two children:
- Laura Knickerbacker Simpson (1954-2012)
- Abigail Rockefeller Simpson (born 1958): married Todd Mydland.
Simpson died on March 24, 2017, at the age of 89.[6]
Literature
[edit | edit source]- Peter Manuelian (editor): Studies in Honor of William Kelly Simpson, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1996 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- W.K. Simpson, (editor): "The Literature of Ancient Egypt", (London/New Haven: Yale University, 2003)
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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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