Toby Wilkinson

Toby Wilkinson
Born 1969 (age 4647)
Nationality British
Fields Egyptology
Institutions University of Cambridge (since 2011)
Alma mater Downing College (BA)
Christ's College (PhD)
Notable awards Hessell-Tiltman Prize (2011)
Website
www.tobywilkinson.net

Toby A. H. Wilkinson (born 1969) is an English Egyptologist and academic. He is the Head of the International Strategy Office at the University of Cambridge, a fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, and was previously a research fellow at Christ's College, Cambridge and Durham University. He was awarded the 2011 Hessell-Tiltman Prize.

Early life

Wilkinson was born in 1969. He read Egyptology at Downing College, University of Cambridge.[1] He graduated with a first class Bachelor of Arts[2] and was awarded the Thomas Mulvey Egyptology Prize.[1] He completed his PhD at Christ's College, Cambridge in 1993.[3]

Academic career

Wilkinson's first academic position, from 1993 to 1997, was as Lady Wallis Budge Research Fellow in Egyptology at Christ's College, Cambridge. From 1997 to 1999, he was Leverhulme Special Research Fellow at the University of Durham.[3]

He has been a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge since 2003.[4] He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Egyptian History.[5] He is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Archaeology, University of Durham.[6] In July 2011, he became Head of the International Strategy Office at the University of Cambridge. In this position. he develops the University's international strategy and helps facilitate international collaborations.[7]

Honours

In 2011, Wilkinson won the Hessell-Tiltman Prize, awarded to the best work of non-fiction of historical content, for his book The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt: the History of a Civilisation from 3000 BC to Cleopatra.[8]

Selected works

References

  1. 1 2 "Toby Wilkinson Biography". BookBrowse. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  2. "Genesis of the Pharaohs: Dramatic New Discoveries That Rewrite the Origins of Ancient Egypt". Amazon. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Biography". TobyWilkinson.net. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  4. "Master and Fellows". Clare College, Cambridge. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  5. "Toby Wilkinson". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  6. "Honorary Fellows". Durham University. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  7. "Dr Toby Wilkinson". The Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  8. "Hessell-Tiltman Prize". English PEN. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

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