Toby Wilkinson

Toby Wilkinson FSA FRHistS
Born	1969 (age 54–55)
Nationality	British
Awards	Hessell-Tiltman Prize (2011)
Academic background
Alma mater	Downing College, Cambridge Christ's College, Cambridge
Academic work
Discipline	Egyptology
Institutions	Christ's College, Cambridge University of Durham Clare College, Cambridge University of Lincoln Fiji National University
Website	www.tobywilkinson.net

Toby Alexander Howard Wilkinson, FSA, FRHistS (born 1969) is an English Egyptologist and academic. After studying Egyptology at the University of Cambridge, he was Lady Wallis Budge Research Fellow in Egyptology at Christ's College, Cambridge (1993 to 1997) and then a research fellow at the University of Durham (1997 to 1999). He became a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge in 2003. He was Deputy Vice Chancellor (External Relations) at the University of Lincoln from 2017 to 2021, and then Vice Chancellor of Fiji National University from January 2021 to December 2021. Since 2022, he has been Fellow for Development at Clare College, Cambridge.

Wilkinson was awarded the 2011 Hessell-Tiltman Prize for his book The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt: the History of a Civilisation from 3000 BC to Cleopatra.