Christine El Mahdy

Background

Christine El Mahdy was born as Christine Margaret Bamford on the 31st of May, 1950 in Bamford, Derbyshire, United Kingdom.

Education

Christine El Mahdy became interested in ancient Egypt as a child, and at the age of seven, she began learning to read ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. She at­tended the universities of Liverpool and Manchester and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors.

Career

At the beginning of her career, Christine El Mahdy took a number of posts as a teacher of Egyptology in England and Europe. She was an Egyptologist at Yeovil College. In 1989, she founded the Egyptian Society in Taunton, as well as British Centre for Egyptian Studies in Somerset. Also, she worked at Bolton Museum.

In addition to her work as a promoter of all Egyptian things, El Mahdy was the author of several books on ancient Egypt. As Christine Hobson, she wrote Exploring the World of the Pharaohs, that was published in 1987, Mummies, Myth, and Magic in Ancient Egypt, that came out in 1989, and Tutankhamen: The Life and Death of a Boy-King, that was written in 1999.

Achievements

• Christine El Mahdy was an outstanding educator, well-known and respected Egyptologist, and the author of books on Egyptology.

Works

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  • Tutankhamen: The Life and Death of a Boy-King

    (When Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered in 1922, even the ...)

    1999
  • Mummies, Myth and Magic in Ancient Egypt

    (Describes the origins and purpose of mummification, clear...)

    1989
  • Exploring the World of the Pharaohs: Complete Guide to Ancient Egypt 1987
  • The Pyramid Builder: Cheops, the Man Behind the Great Pyramid 2003

Connections

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