Institutions and Scholars involved in Demotic Studies

By François Gaudard, Ph.D.

Other Directories

Abzu Directory Index includes the following further directories:

Institutions

Duke University

Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen

École Pratique des Hautes Études

Freie Universität Berlin

Istituto Papirologico “Girolamo Vitelli”

The Johns Hopkins University

Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

KU Leuven

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Musée du Cinquantenaire

Österreichische Nationalbibliothek

Università di Pisa

  • Dipartimento di Civiltà e Forme del Sapere (Egittologia) ,
    Via dei Mille, 19, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
    URL: http://egittologia.cfs.unipi.it/it/
  • Professor Marilina Betrò, Professor Emerita Edda Bresciani

Universität Heidelberg

Institut für Papyrologie,

Universität zu Köln

Universität Leipzig

Universität Trier

Université de Genève

Université de Lille III

  • Institut de Papyrologie et d’Égyptologie de Lille ,
    Université Lille 3, Pont de Bois, BP 60149,
    59653 Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex, France.
    Director: Professor Didier Devauchelle
    Voice: +33 (0) 3 20 41 66 96
    Fax: +33 (0) 3 20 41 68 30
    URL: https://egyptologie.univ-lille3.fr/
  • Professor Didier Devauchelle, Dr. Ghislaine Widmer

Université de Strasbourg

  • Faculté des sciences historiques, Section d'archéologie.
    Institut d’égyptologie de Strasbourg     ,
    MISHA - 5, allée du Général Rouvillois - CS 50008 – 67083,
    Strasbourg Cedex, France.
    Program:
    ·     Licence d'archéologie, initiation au démotique. Cours optionnel en master.
    · Postdoctoral workshops: Ateliers de recherche en papyrologie égyptienne et grecque de Strasbourg (ARPÉGeS), session démotique.
    Voice: 03 68 85 61 92
    Contact: Professor Frédéric Colin
    Email: frederic.colin@misha.fr
    URL: http://egypte.unistra.fr/atelier-de-recherche-en-papyrologie-arpeges/
  • Professor Frédéric Colin

Universiteit Leiden

The University of Chicago

University of Copenhagen

University of Michigan

University of Oxford

University of Pennsylvania

Scholars

Agut-Labordère, Dr. Damien (Chargé de recherche au CNRS)

Allam, Dr. Schafik (Professor Emeritus of Egyptology)

Almásy, Dr. Adrienn (Assistant Keeper [Curator], Late Antique Egypt)

Arlt, Dr. Carolin (Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin)

Betrò, Dr. Marilina (Professor of Egyptology)

Botta, Dr. Alejandro Felix (Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible)

  • Office: Boston University, Graduate Division of Religious Studies, 745 Commonwealth Ave., Room 338, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
    Voice: 617-353-3050
    Email: abotta@bu.edu
    Interests: Elephantine papyri, Aramaic-Demotic interrelationships, The Book of Chronicles, Latin-American biblical interpretation.
    URL: https://www.bu.edu/sth/profile/alejandro-f-botta/

Bresciani, Dr. Edda (Professor Emerita of Egyptology)

Briant, Dr. Pierre (Chaire d'histoire et civilisation du monde achéménide et de l'empire d'Alexandre, Emeritus)

Chaufray, Dr. Marie-Pierre

  • Office: Université Bordeaux Montaigne, LabEx Sciences archéologiques de Bordeaux, Maison de l’Archéologie, 8, Esplanade des Antilles, 33607 Pessac cedex, France.
    Voice: 05 57 12 45 58
    Email: marie-pierre.chaufray@u-bordeaux-montaigne.fr

Chauveau, Dr. Michel (Professor of Egyptology, Directeur d’études)

Clarysse, Dr. Willy (Professor Emeritus of Egyptology with formal duties)

Colin, Dr. Frédéric (Professor of Egyptology)

Collombert, Dr. Philippe (Professor of Egyptology)

Criscuolo, Dr. Lucia (Professor of papyrology)

  • Office: Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Culture Civiltà, via Zamboni 38, Bologna, 40126, Italy.
    Voice: +39 051 20 9 8391
    Email: lucia.criscuolo@unibo.it
    Interests: Ptolemaic administration and economy. I am a papyrologist and a Greek historian and I try to use as many Demotic sources as possible.
    URL: https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/lucia.criscuolo

Cruz-Uribe, Dr. Eugene D. (Professor of history)

Depauw, Dr. Mark (Professor of Egyptology)

Depuydt, Dr. Leo (Professor of Egyptology and Assyriology)

Devauchelle, Dr. Didier (Professor of Egyptology)

  • Office: Institut de Papyrologie et d’Égyptologie de Lille, Université Lille 3
    Pont de Bois, BP 60149, 59653 Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex, France.
    Voice: +33 (0) 3 20 41 66 96
    Email: didier.devauchelle@univ-lille3fr
    Interests: language and literature.

Dieleman, Dr. Jacco (Associate Professor of Egyptology)

  • Office: University of California, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, BOX 951511, 394 Humanities, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1511, USA.
    Voice: 310-206-1396
    Fax: 310-206-6456
    Email: dieleman@humnet.ucla.edu

Donker van Heel, Dr. Koenraad (University Lecturer)

Dousa, Dr. Thomas

  • Office: The University of Chicago.
    Email: tmdousa@uchicago.edu
    Interests: magical, medical, and religious texts.

El-Aguizy, Dr. Ola (Professor Emerita of Egyptology)

Felber, Dr. Heinz ( Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter i. R. e. Akademischen Oberrats, Fachberater für die Studiengänge )

  • Office: Universität zu Köln, Institut für Afrikanistik und Ägyptologie,
    Abteilung Ägyptologie, Albertus-Magnus-Platz, D-50923 Köln, Germany.
    Voice: 0221 / 470-2562
    Email: Heinz.Felber@uni-koeln.de
    Interests: heritage und museum studies, heritage management, tourismus und destination branding, materielle Kultur und Museum (Ausstellungsprojekte in Leipzig und Mainz), Ägypten in der Spätzeit und griech.-röm. Zeit, Ptolemaistik und Demotistik, Kulturkontakte.
    URL: http://aegyptologie.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/felber.html

Gaudard, Dr. François (Research Associate; Co-Editor, The Mummy Label Database [MLD])

Gee, Dr. John ( Senior Research Fellow, William "Bill" Gay Research Professor of Egyptology )

Hoffmann, Dr. Friedhelm (Professor of Egyptology, Vorstand des Instituts für Ägyptologie und Koptologie)

Houser Wegner, Dr. Jennifer R. ( Adjunct Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations [Egyptology] )

  • Office: University of Pennsylvania, Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
    Email: jhouser@sas.upenn.edu
    Interests: Wisdom Literature.

Jasnow, Dr. Richard (Professor of Egyptology)

Johnson, Dr. Janet H. ( Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor of Egyptology ; Editor, The Chicago Demotic Dictionary [CDD])

Kaplony-Heckel, Dr. Ursula (Professor Emerita of Egyptology)

La’da, Dr. Csaba A. ( Reader in Ancient History, Papyrology, and Egyptology )

  • Office: University of Kent, School of European Culture and Languages, Classical and Archaeological Studies, Cornwallis North West 165, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NF, UK.
    Voice: +44(0)1227 827522
    Email: C.Lada@kent.ac.uk
    Interests: social and cultural history of Persian Period, Hellenistic & Roman Egypt, ethnicity, cultural interaction between ethnic groups, publishing Demotic texts.
    URL: https://www.kent.ac.uk/secl/classics/staff/lada.html

von Lieven, Dr. Alexandra (Professor [apl.] of Egyptology)

Lippert, Dr. Sandra

  • Office: Équipe Égypte Nilotique et Méditerranéenne, Laboratoire Archéologie des sociétés méditerranéennes (UMR 5140), Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, Route de Mende, 34199 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
    Email: sandra.lippert@cnrs.fr

Maderna-Sieben, Dr. Claudia (Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin)

Manning, Dr. J.G. (The William K. and Marilyn M. Simpson Professor of Classics and History Senior Research Scholar, Yale Law School)

Martin, Dr. Cary J. (Honorary Research Fellow)

Minas-Nerpel, Dr. Martina (Professor of Egyptology)

Moje, Dr. Jan (PD, Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter)

  • Office: Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Geschwister-Scholl-Strasse 6, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
    Office: Freie Universität Berlin, Ägyptologisches Seminar, Altensteinstrasse 33, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
    Voice: (+49) 030-266-425069
    Email: j.moje@smb.spk-berlin.de or jan.moje@fu-berlin.de
    Interests: multilingualism in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt, Hieroglyphic and Demotic epigraphical palaeography, Demotic epigraphy, private stelae (Predynastic - Roman Period), shabtis, mortuary practices, cultural contacts of Egypt with the Mediterranean region, Egyptian history.
    URL: https://sites.google.com/site/drjanmoje/

Monson, Dr. Andrew (Associate Professor of Classics)

Muhs, Dr. Brian (Associate Professor of Egyptology)

  • Office: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, 1155 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
    Voice: (773) 702-9533
    Fax: (773) 702-9853
    Email: bpmuhs@uchicago.edu
    Interests: the history of Ancient Egyptian social, economic, and legal institutions, particularly during the transition from Pharaonic to Ptolemaic and Roman rule; language contact and interaction, particularly Demotic and Greek; and the dispersion and reconstruction of Ancient Egyptian archives.
    URL: http://nelc.uchicago.edu/faculty/muhs

Naether, Dr. Franziska

O’Brien, Dr. Alexandra

Pernigotti, Dr. Sergio (Professor of Egyptology)

Pierce, Dr. Richard Holton (Professor Emeritus of Egyptology)

Porten, Dr. Bezalel (Professor Emeritus)

Prada, Dr. Luigi (Lady Wallis Budge Junior Research Fellow in Egyptology)

  • Office: University of Oxford, The Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane, Oxford, OX1 2LE
    Email: luigi.prada@orinst.ox.ac.uk
    Interests: ancient Egyptian divination, Demotic language and literature, Late and Graeco-Roman hieratic, Early Coptic, Graeco-Egyptian bilingualism and ancient translation.

Quack, Dr. Joachim Friedrich (Professor of Egyptology)

Ray, Dr. John David (Sir Herbert Thompson Professor of Egyptology)

  • Office: University of Cambridge, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge CB3 9DA, UK.
    Voice: 44 1223 335854
    Fax: 44 1223 335837
    Email: jdr1000@cus.cam.ac.uk

    Office: Selwyn College, Cambridge CB3 9DQ, UK.
    Voice: 44 1223 335854
    Fax: 44 1223 335837
    Interests: dreams and incubation, social and intellectual topics, immigrant communities, comparative philology, especially vocalization.
    URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Ray

Ross, Dr. Micah T. (Historian of the exact sciences)

  • Mailing Address: 8490 E. 700 S. Upland, IN 46898, USA.
    Voice: 765-998-6003
    Email: micah@micahross.com
    Interests: History of Near Eastern and Egyptian astronomy and computation; Egyptian contexts of astronomy, cosmology and astrology; chronology; cultural transmission of technical terms and practices; linguistic borrowing between incompatible scripts; astronomical iconography.
    URL: http://micahross.com/

Ritner, Dr. Robert K. (Professor of Egyptology)

Ryholt, Dr. Kim (Professor of Egyptology)

Sérida, Dr. Rana

Scalf, Dr. Foy (Head of Research Archives, Research Associate)

  • Office: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, 1155 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
    Voice: (773) 702-9537
    Fax: (773) 702-9853
    Email: scalffd@uchicago.edu

Schentuleit, Dr. Maren (PD, Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin)

Shisha-Halevy, Dr. Ariel (Professor Emeritus of Linguistics)

Simpson, Dr. Robert (Griffith Egyptological Fund Research Fellow, Faculty Tutor [Ancient Egyptian and Coptic])

  • Office: University of Oxford, The Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane, Oxford, OX1 2LE, UK.
    Email: robert.simpson@orinst.ox.ac.uk
    Interests: My main interests lie in the origins and development of the ancient Egyptian language, its relations with cognate (especially the Semitic) languages, and the investigation and comparison of the detailed structure of its various stages; my main concentration has mostly been on its latest stages, Demotic and Coptic, i.e. from the 7th century BC to the 13th century AD.
    URL: http://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/people/robert-simpson

Smith, Dr. H. S. (Professor Emeritus of Egyptology)

 

Smith, Dr. Mark (Professor of Egyptology; Lady Wallis Budge Fellow in Egyptology, University College)

Stadler, Dr. Martin Andreas (Professor of Egyptology)

Tait, Dr. W. John (Edwards Professor Emeritus of Egyptology)

Vandorpe, Dr. Katelijn (Professor of Egyptology)

Vinson, Dr. Stephen (Associate Professor)

Vittmann, Dr. Günther (Professor of Egyptology)

  • Office: Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Institut für Altertumswissenschaften, Lehrstuhl für Ägyptologie. Residenzplatz 2/Tor A, 97070 Würzburg, Germany.
    Voice: +49-(0)931-31-8 28 16
    Email: guenter.vittmann@uni-wuerzburg.de
    Interests: Demotistik, (Kursiv-)Hieratisch, Beziehungen Ägyptens zu seinen Nachbarn, Priester- und Beamtentum der Spätzeit, besondere Aufmerksamkeit beansprucht derzeit das Studium der mehreren hundert seit dem Beginn des Jahrtausends vom „Dakhleh Oasis Project“ entdeckten hieratischen und demotischen Ostraka aus Mut/Dachla im Auftrag der Monash University/Australien.
    URL: http://www.aegyptologie.uni-wuerzburg.de/mitarbeiter/vittmann/

Vleeming, Dr. Sven P. (Professor of Egyptology)

Widmer, Dr. Ghislaine ( Maître de Conférences )

  • Office: Institut de Papyrologie et d’Égyptologie de Lille, Université Lille 3
    Pont de Bois, BP 60149, 59653 Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex, France.
    Voice: +33 (0) 3 20 41 65 96
    Email: ghislaine.widmeruniv-lille3fr

Wilfong, Dr. Terry G. ( Professor of Egyptology and Curator for Graeco-Roman Egypt )

Winkler, Dr. Andreas (Departmental Lecturer in Egyptology and Coptic)

Zauzich, Dr. Karl-Theodor (Professor Emeritus of Egyptology)