Hilary Wilson | |
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Born | Hilary Cawton |
Occupation | Teacher, writer |
Nationality | British |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Alma mater | |
Subject | Ancient Egypt |
Notable works |
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Spouse | Philip Wilson |
Hilary Wilson is a British Egyptologist.
Wilson was an enthusiast of Egyptology since childhood. [1] An alumna of Sutton High School, London, Wilson received her Bachelor's Degree in Combined Studies (mathematics, physics and history, including study of archaeology and medieval history) from the University of Leicester in 1971. [2] She then studied at the University of Exeter and received her Master's Degree from the Open University.
Wilson was an Associate Lecturer in maths and archaeology at the Open University and, from the 1990s, taught Egyptology courses for the University of Southampton Continuing Education Department. She also appeared as "Setkemet, the Egyptian Lady" to introduce primary students to Egyptian history. [3]
Wilson has written several books on Egyptian history, as well as novels set in ancient Egypt (some under the pen name Hilary Cawston, her maiden name). [2] She published many articles for Ancient Egypt magazine and frequently wrote the magazine's "Per Mesut" feature for young readers. [4] She has also published articles in History Today , [5] and the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology [6]
Wilson is married to Philip Wilson, emeritus Professor of Ship Dynamics at the University of Southampton. In 1998, their eldest son Richard was graduated from Leicester University, as both his parents had been. [2]
Wilson's brother Timothy Cawston was among the founding faculty of Leicester Grammar School and later became deputy headmaster. [2]
"In a narrative and easy style the book leads you through various aspects of Egyptian life. It gives tables of various phrases attached to the theme (titles, parts of names, etc.) – the best thing in the book. But there are no transliterations anywhere, and not everyone will like the handwritten style of the hieroglyphs. Translations from monuments can be followed only if you previously know some Egyptian. It looks like an inscriptions help guide for museum visitors. Culturologically informative (nice maps of Egypt, hand-redrawn monuments), but miles from Collier-Manley in seriously introducing the script." – A. K. Eyma [10]
As Hilary Cawston, Wilson has self-published the novels Seeking Osiris (2015, 978-1507598139) and The Prince's Spy: a Story of Egypt (2105, 978-1508822363, a detective story based on the ancient Egyptian tale "The Treasure Thief"