Bill Petty

Bill Petty was born and raised in Oklahoma, graduated from West Point and, after serving four years in the Army, received his PhD in engineering from the University of Illinois. His interest in Egypt dates from when he was six years old, but his serious study began in 1990. As an avocational Egyptologist for the past 25 years Bill has traveled and worked extensively in Egypt, including providing financial support for a number of excavations. He is a member of the Explorers Club, the Egyptian Study Society and the American Research Center in Egypt. He is the author of eight books on Egyptian language and history. Bill lives in Colorado with his wife, Nancy.