Occupation Egyptology Known for The Scepter of Egypt | Name William Hayes Books Sceptor of Egypt | |
Born March 21, 1903 ( 1903-03-21 ) Hempstead (village), New York Died July 10, 1963, New York City, New York, United States | ||
William Christopher Hayes (March 21, 1903 – July 10, 1963) was an American Egyptologist. His main fields of study were history of Egyptian art and translation/interpretation of texts.
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Biography
A pupil of Sir Alan Gardiner, Hayes attended the Princeton University where he graduated in 1935 with a dissertation on the royal sarcophagi of the 18th Dynasty. For most of his life he was involved with the Metropolitan Museum of Art: first as a member of the museum's Egyptian Expedition (since 1926), then as an assistant curator (1936) and later as curator of the museum's Egyptian Department, from 1952 until his death occurred on July 10, 1963.
In 1956, He was involved as a consultant in the production of the film The Ten Commandments. His best-known work, The Scepter of Egypt, is still considered by many Egyptologists as one of the standard works in their field.