Harry Smith | |
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| Born | Henry Sidney Smith 14 June 1928 |
| Died | 8 September 2024 (aged 96) |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Egyptology |
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Henry Sidney Smith, FBA (14 June 1928 – 8 September 2024) was a British Egyptologist and academic, specialising in epigraphy and Egyptian archaeology. He held the Edwards Chair of Egyptology at University College London from 1970 to 1986. He had previously been a lecturer in Egyptology at the University of Cambridge, where he was also Budge Fellow in Egyptology at Christ's College, Cambridge.