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12/04/14
Lecture and Exhibition Opening with Peter Der Manuelian, Philip J. King Professor of Egyptology and Director of the Harvard Semitic Museum, Joseph A. Greene, Deputy Director and Curator, Harvard Semitic Museum, and Adam Aja, Assistant Curator of Collections, Harvard Semitic Museum
Harvard professor David Gordon Lyon (1852-1935) held one of the first Assyriology positions in the United States and worked tirelessly to promote the study of ancient cultures that once flourished in today's Middle East. Peter Der Manuelian, Joseph Greene, and Adam Aja discuss Lyon's life and contributions and highlight his interactions with Harvard presidents, millionaires, and other twentieth-century notables, as well as his approach to assembling Harvard's Ancient Near Eastern collection and establishing the Harvard Semitic Museum. Learn about the museum's treasures and the exciting transformation it is currently undergoing.
12/04/14
Lecture and Exhibition Opening with Peter Der Manuelian, Philip J. King Professor of Egyptology and Director of the Harvard Semitic Museum, Joseph A. Greene, Deputy Director and Curator, Harvard Semitic Museum, and Adam Aja, Assistant Curator of Collections, Harvard Semitic Museum
Harvard professor David Gordon Lyon (1852-1935) held one of the first Assyriology positions in the United States and worked tirelessly to promote the study of ancient cultures that once flourished in today's Middle East. Peter Der Manuelian, Joseph Greene, and Adam Aja discuss Lyon's life and contributions and highlight his interactions with Harvard presidents, millionaires, and other twentieth-century notables, as well as his approach to assembling Harvard's Ancient Near Eastern collection and establishing the Harvard Semitic Museum. Learn about the museum's treasures and the exciting transformation it is currently undergoing.
