Humphrey Davies Memorial | February 28

Tribute in Memory of Humphrey Taman Davies (1947–2021)

February 28 / 6:00–7:00pm Cairo Time
Ewart Hall, AUC Tahrir Campus
Also on broadcasted simultaneously on AUC Press Facebook Live
Open to the public
Some tributes will be in Arabic and some in English.

Humphrey Taman Davies was a Cairo-based award-winning British translator of Arabic historical and classical texts and modern fiction who had worked for decades in the Arab world and translated many works of fiction and nonfiction for AUC Press. He died in the UK on 12 November.

A memorial in his honor will be held in Ewart Hall, AUC Tahrir Campus. The ceremony will also be broadcasted live on the AUC Press Facebook page.

The event is open to the public (mask required and valid ID).


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