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Kenneth Kitchen

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Kenneth Anderson Kitchen
Born1932 (1932)
Aberdeen, Scotland
Died2025 (aged 93–93)
Occupation(s)Bible scholar, archaeologist and Egyptologist
TitlePersonal and Brunner Professor Emeritus of Egyptology
Academic work
DisciplineEgyptology
InstitutionsUniversity of Liverpool
Notable worksRamesside inscriptions: Historical and biographical; The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt (1100–650 BC); On the reliability of the Old Testament

Kenneth Anderson Kitchen (1932–2025) was a British biblical scholar and Ancient Near Eastern historian. He was a professor of Egyptology and honorary research fellow at the University of Liverpool. He was called by The Times as "the very architect of Egyptian chronology".[1]

Kitchen was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1932.[2] He died in 2025.[3]

References

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  1. The Times, 13 October 2002, How myth became history
  2. See Kenneth Kitchen's statement in KA Kitchen, 'The strengths and weaknesses of Egyptian chronology', Ägypten und Levante 16, 2006. p.299
  3. Williams, Peter J. "Professor Kenneth A. Kitchen (1932–2025)". Tyndale House. Retrieved 6 February 2025.