Background
Caminos, Ricardo Augusto was born on July 11, 1915 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Son of Carlos Norberto and Maria (Crottogini) Caminos.
Caminos, Ricardo Augusto was born on July 11, 1915 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Son of Carlos Norberto and Maria (Crottogini) Caminos.
Master of Arts, University Buenos Aires, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oxford, 1952.
Research assistant, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, 1943-1944;
Rockefeller Foundation fellow, University of Chicago and Oxford (England) University, 1944-1946;
Oriental Institute research fellow, University of Chicago, 1946-1947;
epigraphist, expedition at Luxor, University of Chicago, Upper Egypt, 1947-1950;
assistant professor Egyptology,, Brown U., 1952-1957;
associate professor, Brown U., 1957-1964;
professor, Brown U., 1964-1972;
Charles E. Wilbour professor Egyptology, Brown U., 1972-1980;
department chairman, Brown U., 1971-1980;
C.E. Wilbour professor emeritus Egyptology, Brown U., 1980-1992. Field director Egypt Exploration Society and Brown U. expedition to Gebel es-Silsilah, Upper Egypt, 1955-1982, Egypt Exploration Society and Brown U. expedition to, Semna, Sudanese Nubia, 1962-1963, Kumma, Sudanese Nubia, 1963-1965. Field director Egypt Exploration Society expedition to Wadi el-Shatt el-Rigal, Upper Egypt, 1982-1983.
Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellow, Europe and Egypt, 1958-1959. Visiting professor Egyptology, U. Buenos Aires, 1960. Visiting professor.Egyptology U. Leningrad, 1973.
Visiting lecturer Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy Sciences, Moscow,1973, Collège de France, Paris, 1981-1992.
Member Oxford Society, Egypt Exploration Society, Deutches Archäologisches Institut (correspondent member).