Margaret Stefana Drower
Peggy Drower | |
|---|---|
| Born | Margaret Stefana Drower 8 December 1911 Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 12 November 2012 (aged 100) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Spouse | Campbell Hackforth-Jones (m. 1947) |
| Parent(s) | Sir Edwin and Lady Edith Drower |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Historian |
| Sub-discipline | Ancient Near East |
| Institutions | University College London |
| Notable works | Flinders Petrie: A Life in Archaeology |
Margaret Stefana Hackforth-Jones MBE (née Drower; 8 December 1911 – 12 November 2012), known as Peggy Drower, was an English historian of Ancient Near Eastern History and Egyptology. She was awarded the MBE and elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. She wrote the definitive biography of Flinders Petrie.