Hilary Wilson

Hilary Wilson is a British Egyptologist. Career Wilson was an enthusiast of Egyptology since childhood. An alumna of Sutton High School, London, Wilson received her Bachelor's Degree in Combined Studies (mathematics, physics and history, including study of archaeology and medieval history) from the University of Leicester in 1971. She then studied at the University of Exeter and received her Master's Degree from the Open University. Wilson was an Associate Lecturer in maths and archaeology at the Open University and, from the 1990s, taught Egyptology courses for the University of Southampton Continuing Education Department. She also appeared as "Setkemet, the Egyptian Lady" to introduce primary students to Egyptian history. Wilson has written several books on Egyptian history, as well as novels set in ancient Egypt (some under the pen name Hilary Cawston, her maiden name). She published many articles for Ancient Egypt magazine and frequently wrote the magazine's "Per Mesut" feature for young readers. She has also published articles in History Today, and the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology