About William Noel
Lived 1965 – 2024 (aged 58). William Noel was an academic librarian and art historian.
William Noel (August 1, 1965 - April 29, 2024) was a British archivist. He was an authority on medieval manuscripts.
Early life and education Noel was born in the United Kingdom. He received a PhD in Medieval Studies from the University of Cambridge.
Noel led the Archimedes Palimpsest Project using multispectral and x‑ray imaging to recover erased text from the lost works of Archimedes, including The Method and Stomachion.
In 2007, Noel co-authored with Reviel Netz The Archimedes Codex, an exploration of the history of the discovery of the Archimedes Palimpsest and their role in deciphering it.
In 2020, Noel was appointed the Associate University Librarian for Special Collections at Princeton University.
In 2013, Noel was named a White House Open Science Champion of Change.
Selected publications
Personal life Noel died on April 29, 2024, in Edinburgh after being struck by a van.
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Who was William Noel?
curator, rare book scholar
When was William Noel born?
William Noel was born on 1 August 1965.
When did William Noel die?
William Noel died on 29 April 2024 in Edinburgh.
What was William Noel's occupation?
William Noel was an academic librarian and art historian.
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· DBpedia: William Noel (archivist)
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