Edward "Ed" Bleiberg (born 1951) is an American

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

and

Egyptologist Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Greek , '' -logia''; ar, علم المصريات) is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious ...

. He graduated from

Haverford College Haverford College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It was founded as a men's college in 1833 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), began accepting non-Quakers in 1849, and became coeducational ...

, did graduate studies at

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

and the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

, and finally received an M.A. and Ph.D. from the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

. Since 1998, he has been the curator of Egyptian, Near Eastern, and classical art at the

Brooklyn Museum The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At , the museum is New York City's second largest and contains an art collection with around 1.5 million objects. Located near the Prospect Heights, Crown H ...

. Some of his academic work has included research into the Jewish minorities living in the ancient world and for his study of ancient Egyptian burial customs. He has also appeared in a documentary, ''King Tut's Gold''.

Major publications

* ''Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt.'' (Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum, 2013) * ''Tree of Paradise: Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire.'' (Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum, 2005) * ''The Official Gift in Ancient Egypt.'' (Norman: U of Oklahoma, 1996) * ''To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum.'' (Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum, 2008) * ''Jewish Life in Ancient Egypt: A Family Archive from the Nile Valley.'' (Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum of Art, 2002.)

References

1951 births University of Toronto alumni Haverford College alumni Yale University alumni Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni American archaeologists 21st-century American historians 21st-century American male writers American Egyptologists Jewish historians Living people American male non-fiction writers {{US-historian-stub