Caroline Ransom Williams, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Caroline Ransom Williams

American egyptologist and classical archaeologist

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1872

Place of Birth: Toledo, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 01-Feb-1952

Profession: egyptologist, university teacher, classical archaeologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Caroline Ransom Williams (February 24, 1872 – February 1, 1952) was an Egyptologist and classical archaeologist.
She was the first American woman to be professionally trained as an Egyptologist.
She worked extensively with the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) in New York and other major institutions with Egyptian collections, and published Studies in ancient furniture (1905), The Tomb of Perneb (1916), and The Decoration of the Tomb of Perneb: The Technique and the Color Conventions (1932), among others.