John D. Ray
John David Ray (born 22 December 1945) is a British
Early life
Ray was born on 22 December 1945. He was educated at
Academic career
Following his graduation from university, Ray spent some of 1970 working at the British Museum as a research assistant in the Department of Egyptian Antiquities.[1][3] He then joined the University of Birmingham, where he was a Lecture in Egyptology from 1970 to 1977.[4] In 1977, he joined the University of Cambridge as a Reader in Egyptology.[1][4] In 1979, he was elected a Fellow of Selwyn College in addition to his university post.[1] He was promoted to Professor and appointed to the Sir Herbert Thompson Chair in Egyptology in 2005.[4]
He retired in 2013 and was appointed
Personal life
Ray is married to The Reverend Sonia Falaschi-Ray, a Church of England priest.[6]
Honours
Ray was elected
Works
- Reflections of Osiris: lives from ancient Egypt (Oxford University Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0-19-515871-7)[8]
- The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt (Harvard University Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-674-02493-9).[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "John David RAY". People of Today. Debrett's. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Thomas Young Medal". Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Prof. John Ray". Division of Archaeology. University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d "RAY, Professor John". British Academy Fellows. British Academy. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Senior Members of Selwyn College". Selwyn College. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ "Professor John Ray". Guest Speaker Details. Noble Caledonia. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ "Fellows Directory - R". Society of Antiquaries of London. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ Reviewed in The Guardian, and Times Higher Education.
- ^ Reviewed in The Times, The Washington Post, and New Scientist.
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