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I.E.S. Edwards

Born

in London, England, The United Kingdom

July 21, 1909

Died

September 24, 1996

Genre

Egyptology

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Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards CBE, FBA— known as I. E. S. Edwards— was an English Egyptologist considered to be a leading expert on the pyramids.

Edwards attended Merchant Taylors' School where he studied Hebrew and later at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Cambridge University, gaining a 'First' in Oriental Languages. He was awarded the William Wright studentship in Arabic and received his doctorate in 1933.

In 1934 he joined the British Museum as Assistant Keeper in the Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities. He published Hieroglyphic Texts for Egyptian Stellae. in 1939. During World War II he was sent to Egypt on military duty. In 1946 he wrote The Pyramids of Egypt, which was published by Pelican Books in 1947. In 1955 he ...more

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	The Pyramids of Egypt 3.73 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1947 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 1, Part 1: Prolegomena and Prehistory by I.E.S. Edwards (Editor), C.J. Gadd (Editor), N.G.L. Hammond (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1970 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tutankhamun: His Tomb and Its Treasures 4.49 avg rating — 39 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 1, Part 2: Early History of the Middle East by I.E.S. Edwards (Editor), C. J. Gadd (Editor), N. G. L. Hammond (Editor) 4.05 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1971 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Treasures of Tutankhamun by I.E.S. Edwards, Lord Trevelyan (foreword) 4.14 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1972 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 2, Part 1: The Middle East and the Aegean Region c.1800-1380 B.C. by I.E.S. Edwards (Editor), C.J. Gadd (Editor), N.G.L. Hammond (Editor) 4.28 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1973 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 2, Part 2: The Middle East and the Aegean Region c.1380-1000 B.C. by I.E.S. Edwards (Editor), C.J. Gadd (Editor), N.G.L. Hammond (Editor) 4.18 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1920 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cambridge Ancient History (14 Volumes) 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1970 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tutankhamun's Jewelry really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Early Dynastic Period in Egypt it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1964 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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