Josef W. Wegner
Encyclopedia
Josef William Wegner is an American
Egyptologist and Associate Professor of Egyptology
in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania
, where he obtained his doctorate in Egyptology. He is noted for his continued research at Abydos
, Egypt. He is the son of Astrophysicist Gary Wegner
.
United States
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Egyptologist and Associate Professor of Egyptology
Egyptology
Egyptology is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious practices in the AD 4th century. A practitioner of the discipline is an “Egyptologist”...
in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, where he obtained his doctorate in Egyptology. He is noted for his continued research at Abydos
Abydos, Egypt
Abydos is one of the most ancient cities of Upper Egypt, and also of the eight Upper Nome, of which it was the capital city. It is located about 11 kilometres west of the Nile at latitude 26° 10' N, near the modern Egyptian towns of el-'Araba el Madfuna and al-Balyana...
, Egypt. He is the son of Astrophysicist Gary Wegner
Gary A. Wegner
Gary Alan Wegner is an American astronomer, the endowed Leede '49 Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Dartmouth College, and recipient of the Alexander Von Humboldt Prize. Wegner was also a member of a famous group of seven astronomers called the Seven Samurai who, in the 1980s, discovered the...
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Selected works
- Archaism and Innovation, coauthor (2009) ISBN 0980206510
- The Mortuary Temple of Senwosret III at Abydos (2007) ISBN 0974002542
- Akhenaten and Tutankhamun: Revolution and Restoration, coauthor (2006) ISBN 1931707901
- Searching for Ancient Egypt (author David SilvermanDavid SilvermanDavid Silverman is an animator best known for directing numerous episodes of the animated TV series The Simpsons, as well as The Simpsons Movie...
), contributor (1997) ISBN 1931707367