The position of Professor of Egyptology at the

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was established in 1924. The post is associated with a

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List of Professors of Egyptology

The holders of the post have been: *

Francis Llewellyn Griffith Francis Llewellyn Griffith (27 May 1862 – 14 March 1934) was an eminent British Egyptologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Early life and education F. Ll. Griffith was born in Brighton on 27 May 1862 where his father, Rev. Dr. ...

, 1924–1932 * Battiscombe Gunn 1934–1950 * Jaroslav Černý 1951–1965 * John Barns 1965–1974 * John Baines 1976-2013 * Richard B. Parkinson 2013–present

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Egyptology 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 p ...

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