William Kelly Simpson

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]

Personal life[]

Simpson was born on January 3, 1928 in New York City, to Kenneth F. Simpson (1895-1941) and Helen-Louise Knickerbacker Porter (1893-1981).^[4]

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.

Simpson died on March 24, 2017 at the age of 89.^[5]

Literature[]

Peter Manuelian (editor): Studies in Honor of William Kelly Simpson, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1996 ISBN 0878463909

References[]

^ 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.
^ David Shavit, The United States in the Middle East: A Historical Dictionary (Greenwood Press, 1988: ISBN 0-313-25341-2)
^ "Beloved TD fellow passes at 89". yaledailynews.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

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[1] Yale University Press. (2009). The Literature of Ancient Egypt. Retrieved on 08-03-2009.

[cambridge-2] The Cambridge University Catalogue. (2009). The Great Pyramid: Ancient Egypt Revisited. Retrieved on 08-03-2009.

[3] University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. (2007). The Pennsylvania-Yale Excavations at Abydos, Egypt. Retrieved 08-03-2009.

[4] David Shavit, The United States in the Middle East: A Historical Dictionary (Greenwood Press, 1988: ISBN 0-313-25341-2)

[5] "Beloved TD fellow passes at 89". yaledailynews.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

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