Peter Shinnie

In the last year of my Degree Professor Shinnie offered a class on Ancient Egyptian Archaeology. I was lucky enough to get into it and it was one of the most exciting and enlightening classes I had. I was so thrilled to be able to discover the earlier history of ancient Egypt. I will always be grateful to Professor Shinnie for this class.

We, participants and staff with the Living Well Program at the VRRI, will miss Peter.

Professor Shinnie has done Sudanese ancient civilization a great service. We owe it to him that now, the world can talk about Sudanese Nubian studies, distinct from the more traditional ( Egyptological ) view. May God rest his soul in peace. We, in Sudan, shall remain grateful to him.

I met Peter Shinnie on a University of Calgary trip to West Africa in 1987. His teachings, manner and humanity had a profound influence on me. That trip shaped my life and my attitude towards the world and my fellow humans - thanks Peter.

I became friends with Peter in 1938, and shared his hopes for a better world. We have kept in touch over the years, and I will greatly miss his intelligence, enthusiasm and humour.

I enjoyed his talks at the SSEA