James Peter Allen | |
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Alma mater | University of Chicago |
Occupation | Egyptologist and Professor at Brown University |
James Peter Allen (born 1945) is an American Egyptologist, specializing in language and religion. He was curator of Egyptian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1990 to 2006. In 2007, he became the Wilbour professor of Egyptology at Brown University. In 2008, he was elected president of the International Association of Egyptologists.