James Peter Allen (born 1945) is an American Egyptologist, specializing in language and religion. He was curator of Egyptian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1990 to 2006.[1][2] In 2007, he became the Charles Edwin Wilbour Professor of Egyptology at Brown University.[3] In 2008, he was elected president of the International Association of Egyptologists. A graduate of Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, he received his PhD from the University of Chicago.[citation needed]
James Peter Allen | |
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Born | 1945 (age 78–79) |
Alma mater | University of Chicago |
Occupation(s) | Egyptologist and Professor at Brown University |
Allen formerly served as President of the International Association of Egyptologists,[4] and was later appointed an honorary member.[citation needed]