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.
Dominic is survived by his parents and his partner Robert Lindsey.