John W. Tait (born 1945) is a British Edwards Professor of Egyptology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, and was the head of the department till 2010.[1] [2] He received his Ph.D in Egyptian and Greek Papyrology from the University of Oxford.[1] [2] His research focuses on Ancient Egyptian literature, including documents written in hieroglyphs, hieratic, Demotic, and Greek.[1] [2] He has also worked as a member of the Project for the Publication of the Carlsberg Papyri and the Egypt Exploration Society.[1] [2]