Dominic Montserrat

Dominic Montserrat was born in Slough, England January 2, 1964 and died at age 40 on 23 September 2004. Dominic was born with hemophilia but did not let it to dominate his life. He studied Egyptology at Durham and University College, London. Dominic received his doctorate on Greek papyrology but he was rarely content to concentrate on just one subject. Dominic also studied Coptic, and Arabic language too. Dominic's first post was at Warwick College, where he was an extremely popular lecturer in Classics from 1992-99. His first book, Sex and Society in Greco-Roman Egypt published in 1996,Dominic's second book, was about Akhenaten: the heretic pharaoh. The book explored the more mystical side of Egypt that continued to fascinate him. His last major project was a series of documentaries co-presented with Miriam Cooke, 'The Egypt Detectives' which presented genuine and important discoveries in Egyptian archaeology. Ill health took its toll on Dominic. With the added , acquired from unscreened blood transfusions, in 1999 Dominic left active lecturing at Warwick to take up a post as Project Development Officer at the Open University for the next three years. Throughout Dominic's life he found pleasure in challenging travel, especially throughout the Middle East. Dominic is survived by his parents and his partner Robert Lindsey.