Alexander Badawy
Alexander Badawy (November 29, 1913 – May 1986)[1] was an Egyptian Egyptologist. He was born in Egypt and taught Egyptology in the USA. He was professor emeritus of art history at UCLA, and when he retired he endowed a chair (in 1985) at Johns Hopkins University, currently held by Betsy Bryan.[2]
Selected publications
- Coptic Art and Archaeology: The Art of the Christian Egyptians from the Late Antique to the Middle Ages, 1978
- Architecture in Ancient Egypt and the Near East, 1966
- A history of Egyptian architecture
References
- ^ University of California: In Memoriam, 1987
- ^ jhu.edu ALEXANDER BADAWY CHAIR IN EGYPTIAN ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
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November 29, 1913 |
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1986 |
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