Quibell, James Edward

quibell, james edward (1867-1935), English Egyptologist. He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford, and was appointed to the staff of the Egyptian Antiquities Service, becoming inspector in chief of antiquities in the Delta (1898). Later, as chief inspector at Saqqara, he excavated the magnificent Monastery of Saint Jeremias. He was assisted by his wife, Annie A. Quibell, who made illustrations for his publications. From 1913 to 1923 he served as keeper of the Cairo Museum and was appointed secretary-general of the Antiquities Department in 1923, retiring two years later. He has left many publications in the field of Coptic studies, listed in A Coptic Bibliography (Kammerer, 1950, 1969).