J. W. B. Barns | |
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| Born | John Wintour Baldwin Barns 12 May 1912 Bristol, England |
| Died | 23 February 1974 (aged 61) |
| Occupation(s) | Academic and Anglican clergy |
| Title | Professor of Egyptology (1965–1974) |
| Spouse |
Dorothy (m. 1954) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Fairfield School |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | The character and use of anthologies among the Greek literary papyri: together with an edition of some unpublished papyri (1946) |
| Doctoral advisor | C. H. Roberts |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Egyptology and Classics |
| Sub-discipline | Papyrology |
| Institutions | University of Oxford University College, Oxford The Queen's College, Oxford |
John Wintour Baldwin Barns (12 May 1912 – 23 February 1974) was a British Egyptologist, papyrologist, Anglican priest, and academic. From 1965 to 1974, he was Professor of Egyptology at the University of Oxford.