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Bio

Patrick McGovern (1944-2025) Ancient foods expert, archaeologist, author. Patrick McGovern was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and died in Media, Pennsylvania.

Full Name

Patrick Edward McGovern

Locations

MonroeTompkins

Author's Timeline


1944

Birth

Patrick Edward McGovern was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, on December 9, 1944.

1966

Other Life Event

Tompkins County: Mr. McGovern received a degree in chemistry from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1966.

0000

Other Life Event

Monroe County: Mr. McGovern did graduate work at the University of Rochester.

1987

Literary Work

Late Bronze Palestinian Pendants: Innovation in a Cosmopolitan Age
Bloomsbury T&T Clark
0905774906 / 978-0905774909
Nonfiction.

1987

Literary Work

The Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Ages of Central Transjordan: The Baq'ah Valley Project, 1977-1981
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
093471875X / 978-0934718752
Nonfiction.

1996

Literary Work

The Origins and Ancient History of Wine
Gordon and Breach Science Pub
Nonfiction.

2000

Literary Work

The Foreign Relations of the `Hyksos'
British Archaeological Reports
1841710881 / 978-1841710884
Nonfiction.

2003

Literary Work

Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture
Princeton University Press
0691070806 / 978-0691070803
Nonfiction.

2009

Literary Work

Uncorking the Past: The Quest for Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages
Berkeley: University of California
0520253795 / 978-0520253797
Nonfiction.

2017

Literary Work

Ancient Brews: Rediscovered and Re-Created
W. W. Norton & Company
0393253805 / 978-0393253801
Nonfiction.

2025

Death

Patrick McGovern died at his home in Media, Pennsylvania, on August 24, 2025.

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