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John Albert Wilson (September 12, 1899 – August 30, 1976) was an American Egyptologist who was the Andrew MacLeish Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. After graduating from Princeton University in 1920 he taught English at the American University in Beirut. There he met faculty member Harold H. Nelson who introduced him to hieroglyphics and in 1923 to the famous Egyptologist James Henry Breasted. He was offered by Breasted a fellowship at the Oriental Institute, where he earned his doctorate in 1926.

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  • John Albert Wilson (12 de setembro de 1899 – 30 de agosto de 1976) foi um egiptólogo estadunidense, ocupante da Andrew MacLeish Distinguished Service Professor, na Universidade de Chicago. (pt)
  • John Albert Wilson (12 de septiembre de 1899 - 30 de agosto de 1976) fue un egiptólogo estadounidense que fue el Andrew MacLeish Servicio Distinguido Profesor de la Universidad de Chicago. Después de graduarse de la Universidad de Princeton en 1920, fue profesor de Inglés en la Universidad Americana de Beirut. Allí conoció al miembro de la facultad Harold H. Nelson, quien lo introdujo en jeroglíficos y en 1923 para el famoso egiptólogo James Henry Breasted. Se le ofreció por medio de Breasted una beca en el Instituto Oriental, donde obtuvo su doctorado en 1926.​ (es)
  • John Albert Wilson (September 12, 1899 – August 30, 1976) was an American Egyptologist who was the Andrew MacLeish Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. After graduating from Princeton University in 1920 he taught English at the American University in Beirut. There he met faculty member Harold H. Nelson who introduced him to hieroglyphics and in 1923 to the famous Egyptologist James Henry Breasted. He was offered by Breasted a fellowship at the Oriental Institute, where he earned his doctorate in 1926. (en)
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  • John Albert Wilson (September 12, 1899 – August 30, 1976) was an American Egyptologist who was the Andrew MacLeish Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. After graduating from Princeton University in 1920 he taught English at the American University in Beirut. There he met faculty member Harold H. Nelson who introduced him to hieroglyphics and in 1923 to the famous Egyptologist James Henry Breasted. He was offered by Breasted a fellowship at the Oriental Institute, where he earned his doctorate in 1926. He was sent to Luxor by Breasted as an epigrapher and after further study in Munich and Berlin he returned to Chicago and was appointed associate professor of Egyptology at the University of Chicago in 1931. He succeeded Breasted as director of the Oriental Institute when he died in 1936. He continued as Director until 1946 after leading the Institute through a difficult financial period. He was honored by being named Distinguished Service Professor in 1953. With the building of the Aswan Dam he was appointed as the American representative and eventually became the chairman of the UNESCO Consultative Committee for the Salvage of the Nubian Monuments. He had many honors conferred upon him by various universities and societies including: D. Lii. by Princeton (1961), D.H.L by Loyola University of Chicago, elected as a corresponding member of the (1954), a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1968) and corresponding member of the Institut d'Egypte (1969). Through a benefactor the John A. Wilson Professorship of Oriental Studies was inaugurated in 1968. On his seventieth birthday former students and colleagues presented him with a book Studies in Honor of John A. Wilson (1969). In 1963, he appeared on the game show To Tell the Truth. Much of the questioning focused on plans to preserve the Abu Simbel temples from the flooding that would occur with the completion of the Aswan High Dam. According to host Bud Collyer, Wilson donated his winnings ($250) to the . (en)
  • John Albert Wilson (12 de septiembre de 1899 - 30 de agosto de 1976) fue un egiptólogo estadounidense que fue el Andrew MacLeish Servicio Distinguido Profesor de la Universidad de Chicago. Después de graduarse de la Universidad de Princeton en 1920, fue profesor de Inglés en la Universidad Americana de Beirut. Allí conoció al miembro de la facultad Harold H. Nelson, quien lo introdujo en jeroglíficos y en 1923 para el famoso egiptólogo James Henry Breasted. Se le ofreció por medio de Breasted una beca en el Instituto Oriental, donde obtuvo su doctorado en 1926.​ Fue enviado a Lúxor por Breasted como epigrafista y después de continuar sus estudios en Múnich y Berlín, regresó a Chicago y fue nombrado profesor asociado de Egiptología en la Universidad de Chicago en 1931. Sucedió a Breasted como director del Instituto Oriental, cuando murió en 1936.​ Continuó como director hasta 1946 después de dirigir el Instituto a través de un periodo difícil. Fue honrado por haber sido nombrado profesor de servicio distinguido en 1953. Con la construcción de la presa de Asuán fue nombrado como representante de América y con el tiempo se convirtió en el presidente del Comité Consultivo de la Unesco para el salvamento de los monumentos de Nubia.​ Tenía muchos honores que le fueron encomendados por varias universidades y sociedades, incluyendo: D. Lii. de Princeton (1961), D.H.L de la Universidad Loyola de Chicago, elegido miembro correspondiente de la Sociedad Arqueológica Alemana (1954), miembro de la Academia Americana de las Artes y las Ciencias (1968)​ y miembro correspondiente del (1969). A través de un benefactor el John A. Wilson Professorship of Oriental Studies se inauguró en 1968. En su cumpleaños número setenta, exalumnos y colegas le regalaron un libro, Estudios en Honor de John A. Wilson (1969).​ (es)
  • John Albert Wilson (12 de setembro de 1899 – 30 de agosto de 1976) foi um egiptólogo estadunidense, ocupante da Andrew MacLeish Distinguished Service Professor, na Universidade de Chicago. (pt)
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