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Barry John Kemp, CBE, FBA (14 May 1940 – 15 May 2024) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist. He was Professor Emeritus of Egyptology at the University of Cambridge and directed excavations at Amarna in Egypt.
- 14 May 1940 (age 83)
- Egyptologist
1 day ago · The Department of Archaeology is deeply saddened to report the death on 15th May 2024 of Emeritus Professor Barry Kemp, Director of the Amarna project and one of the foremost Egyptologists of his generation. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1992 and appointed a CBE in 2011.
ARCHAEOLOGY spoke about recent excavations and discoveries at Amarna with Barry Kemp, who has since 1977 directed the Amarna Project, which includes an expedition of the Egypt Exploration Society...
1 day ago · Professor Barry Kemp, who has died the day after his 84th birthday, was an eminent Egyptologist who directed the excavations at the site in Middle Egypt known as Amarna, the city founded by the ...
4 days ago · Barry Kemp (14 May 1940-15 May 2024) served something greater than himself, namely the study and conservation of King Akhenaten’s city at Amarna. Professor Kemp, CBE, FBE, was an eminent scholar at the University of Cambridge.
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5 days ago · The world of Egyptology and archaeology mourns the loss of Barry Kemp, Director of the Amarna project and one of the most influential archaeologists of our time, who passed away earlier this week.
