William C. Hayes

William Christopher Hayes (March 21, 1903 – July 10, 1963) was an American Egyptologist.

Biography His father William C. Hayes Sr. was a British national and his mother Helen Hawthorne Maule was from Philadelphia and both parents were passionate about horses. Bill initially went to William Penn Charter School (then known as Penn Charter) and then went to the prep school St George's for 4 years, where he won the "George Gordon King medal" in advanced greek. In 1956, he was involved as a consultant in the production of the film The Ten Commandments.

Significant works 1961–1962. Chronology: Egypt – To End Of The Twentieth Dynasty. In The Cambridge Ancient History 1956. Most ancient Egypt. University of Chicago Press (as editor) 1953–1959. The Scepter of Egypt, a Background for the Study of the Egyptian Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. part I, New York 1953; part II, New York 1959 1942. Daily life in Ancient Egypt. National Geographic Society 1935. Royal Sarcophagi of the XVIII Dynasty (dissertation)