Herbert Walter Fairman

His father, Walter Trotter Fairman, was a Baptist minister attached to the American Mission at Heliopolis, so in his formative years H.W.

[6] His work at Amarah West was interrupted by the Second World War, during which Fairman joined the diplomatic service[7] affiliated to the British embassy in Cairo.

[1] While working in Cairo, Fairman was known to give lectures on the history of Egypt to Commonwealth soldiers in his spare time.

[8] Following the war, Fairman became the field director of the Egypt Exploration Society and Brunner Professor of Egyptology (1948–1974) at his alma mater, the University of Liverpool.

[11] During his time as Professor, Fairman's publications became fewer as he dedicated himself fully to teaching his students, both under- and post-graduate.