Reginald Engelbach Explained

Reginald Engelbach
Birth Date:1888 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Moretonhampstead, England
Death Place:Cairo, Egypt
Nationality:English
Known For:Cairo Museum register
Occupation:Egyptologist
Spouse:Nancy Lambert

Reginald "Rex" Engelbach (9 July 1888 – 26 February 1946) was an English Egyptologist and engineer. He is mainly known for his works in the Egyptian Museum of Cairo, above all the compilation of a register of artifacts belonging of the museum.

Biography

Initially trained in engineering, in 1908 Engelbach had to discontinue his studies due to a long illness; in 1909-10 he went to convalesce in Egypt where he became fascinated by ancient Egyptian culture. In 1911 he started a collaboration with Sir Flinders Petrie as his assistant, excavating in various places such as Heliopolis, Riqqeh and Harageh. He later excavated in the Near East too.
In 1915 he get married and in 1920-21, after World War I, he resumed working with Petrie in his excavation at El-Lahun and Abu Gorab. He subsequently earned a remarkable number of charges and awards and began working at the Cairo Museum. His career, formed on both field and museum, culminated with the creation of the Register of the antiquities in the Cairo Museum. He died in Cairo on 26 February 1946.[1]

Significant works

Notes and References

  1. Warren R. Dawson, Eric P. Uphill: Who was who in Egyptology. 3rd revised edition, by Morris L. Bierbrier. The Egypt Exploration Society, London 1995,, pp. 97-98.
  2. Book: Reginald Engelbach. Introduction to Egyptian Archaeology: With Special Reference to the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. 1988. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  3. Book: Reginald Engelbach. Egypt. Maṣlaḥat al-Āthār. Index of Egyptian and Sudanese sites from which the Cairo museum contains antiquities. 1931. Impr. de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale.
  4. Book: Somers Clarke. Ancient Egyptian Masonry: The Building Craft. 1 March 2009. Wildside Press LLC. 978-1-4344-5212-2.