Redford, Donald B(ruce)

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REDFORD, Donald B(ruce)

REDFORD, Donald B(ruce). Canadian, b. 1934. Genres: History, Area studies. Career: University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, lecturer, 1961- 65, assistant professor, 1965-67, associate professor, 1967-69, professor of Near Eastern studies, 1969-98. Consultant, Akhenaten Temple Project, University Museum, University of Pennsylvania in Cairo, 1971, director, 1972-; research associate, University Museum, University of Pennsylvaia, 1972-, and Royal Ontario Museum, 1973-; guest lecturer at many universities and colleges. Discoverer of the Temple of Akhenaten at Luxor, Egypt, 1976. Publications: History and Chronology of the Egyptian Eighteenth Dynasty, 1967; A Study of the Biblical Joseph Story, 1970; (with A.K. Grayson) Papyrus and Tablet, 1973; The Akhenaten Temple Project, Vol 1, 1977, Vol 2, 1988; Akhenaten: The Heretic King, 1985; Pharaonic King- Lists, Annals, and Day-books: A Contribution to the Study of the Egyptian Sense of History, 1986; Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times, 1992. Address: Department of Classics & Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations, Pennsylvania State University, 325 Weaver Bldg, State College, PA 16801, U.S.A. Online address: dbr3@psu.edu

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