Campbell Cowan Edgar | |
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Born | Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | 26 December 1870
Died | 10 May 1936 Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England | (aged 65)
Resting place | Rectory Lane Cemetery, Berkhamsted 51°45′25″N 0°33′43″W / 51.75686°N 0.56199°W |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Glasgow University, Oriel College, Oxford the British School at Athens |
Known for | Translation of the Zenon Papyri |
Spouse | Jessie Florence Robertson Edgar |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Archaeology, Egyptology and papyrology |
Institutions | The Egyptian Museum, Cairo |
Campbell Cowan Edgar (26 December 1870–10 May 1938) was a Scottish Egyptologist, classical archaeologist and papyrologist. He is especially noted for his work with A. S. Hunt on translating the Zenon Papyri. Between 1925 and 1927 he served as the Keeper of the Egyptian Museum at Cairo.