Herbert Eustis Winlock

Herbert Eustis Winlock
Born	(1884-02-01)February 1, 1884 Washington D.C.
Died	January 26, 1950(1950-01-26) (aged 65) Venice, Florida
Occupation	Egyptologist
Employer	Metropolitan Museum of Art

Herbert Eustis Winlock (February 1, 1884 – January 26, 1950) was an American Egyptologist employed with the Metropolitan Museum of Art during his entire Egyptological career. Central to the great era of American museum-sponsored Egyptian excavations, Winlock's work contributed greatly to Egyptology's development, in particular his reconstruction of the royal lineage of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom. Much of the Met's collection of Egyptian artifacts comes from his archaeological expeditions, particularly his excavations at Thebes.

A major contribution was the excavation from 1910 to 1920 of the palace of Malqata, built by the Pharaoh Amenhotep III.

He served as director of the Met from 1932 until his retirement in 1939 and remained director emeritus until his death.

His father, William Crawford Winlock, was an assistant secretary at the Smithsonian Institution.

Works

• The Tomb of Senebtisi at Lisht. 1916. 
• Bas-reliefs from the Temple of Rameses I at Abydos. 1921. 
• Excavations at Deir el Bahari, 1911-1931. 1942. 
• The Slain Soldiers of Neb-hepet-Re' Mentu-hotep. 1945. 
• The Rise and Fall of the Middle Kingdom at Thebes. 1947. 
• Models of Daily Life in Ancient Egypt from the Tomb of Meket-Re at Thebes. 1955.  (published posthumously)

External links

• Biography of Winlock

Cultural offices
Preceded by Edward Robinson	Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1932–1939	Succeeded by Francis Henry Taylor