Ludwig David Morenz (born 4 April 1965) is German professor in Egyptology at the University of Bonn.[1] He received his Ph.D. from the University of Leipzig and Habilitation from the University of Tübingen.[1] His fields of research include the origins of Egyptian writing, Ancient Egyptian literature, ancient Egyptian society, and Renaissance and Baroque-era European studies on ancient Egypt.[1] His current focus of research is exploring various levels of economic dependencies of Cannanites in relation to Egypt, that is not limited to slaves or illiterate workforce.[2]