Leonard Henry Lesko
Egyptologist, educator, author
Born Aug. 14, 1938, Chicago (IL), U.S.; son of Matthew and Josephine (Jaszczak); married Barbara (Switalski).
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1961, Master of Arts (M.A.), 1964, Loyola University, Chicago; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1969; Master of Arts (M.A.) (honorary), Brown University, Providence (RI), 1983.
Career: research assistant, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Luxor (Egypt), 1964-65; acting instructor, 1966-67, acting assistant prof., 1967-69, assistant prof., 1969-72, associate prof., 1972-77, prof., 1977-82, chairman, 1975-77, 1979-81, Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Berkeley; Wilbour Prof. and chairman of Egyptology, Brown University, 1982 -.
Author: The Ancient Egyptian Book of Two Ways, 1972; King Tut's Wine Cellar, 1977; Index of the Spells on Egyptian Middle Kingdom Coffins..., 1979; editor, Dictionary of Late Egyptian, 5 volumes, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1990, Egyptological Studies in Honor of Richard A. Parker, 1986; co-author, Religion in Ancient Egypt, 1991.
Member of: International Association of Egyptologists; Egypt Exploration Society (United Kingdom); Fondation Egyptologique Reine Elisabeth (Belgium); American Research Center in Egypt (board governors member, 1973-75); American Oriental Society; Archaeological Institute of America (president, San Francisco Society, 1976-78).
Honors: fellowship, 1970-71, grant, 1975-79, National Endowment for Humanities (NEH); award, American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), 1973; fellowship, Explorers Club, 1980; FIAT, University of Turin (Italy), 1990.
Languages: English, ancient Egyptian, Latin, Greek, French, German.
Hobbies: sailing, woodcarving, collecting antiques.
Office: Brown University, Department of Egyptology, Box 1899, Providence, RI 02912.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996