▁of ▁Physics ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁Robert ▁Bau val ▁( born ▁ ▁in ▁Alexand ria , ▁Egypt ) ▁is ▁a ▁Belg ian ▁author ▁and ▁lect urer , ▁perhaps ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁fr inge ▁Or ion ▁Cor relation ▁Theory ▁regarding ▁the ▁G iza ▁py ram id ▁complex . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Bau val ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Alexand ria , ▁Egypt , ▁to ▁parents ▁of ▁Belg ian ▁and ▁M alt ese ▁orig ins . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁British ▁Boys ' ▁School ▁in ▁Alexand ria ▁( now ▁El ▁Nas r ▁Boys ' ▁School ) ▁and ▁the ▁Francis can ▁College ▁in ▁Buck ingham shire , ▁England . ▁He ▁left ▁Egypt ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁Six - Day ▁War , ▁during ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁Gam al ▁Ab del ▁N asser . ▁He ▁has ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁engineering ▁career ▁living ▁and ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁Africa ▁as ▁a ▁construction ▁engineer . ▁ ▁Writing ▁career ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Bau val ▁had ▁been ▁trying ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁translation ▁of ▁Herm et ica ▁by ▁Walter ▁Scott . ▁He ▁then ▁came ▁across ▁a ▁new ▁edition ▁printed ▁by ▁Solo ▁Press ▁with ▁a ▁for ew ord ▁by ▁Ad rian ▁Gilbert . ▁Bau val ▁contact ed ▁Gilbert ▁after ▁being ▁interested ▁in ▁his ▁for ew ord ▁concerning ▁a ▁link ▁between ▁an ▁Alexand r ine ▁school ▁of ▁Herm es ▁Tr ism eg ist us ▁and ▁the ▁py ram id ▁build ers ▁of ▁the ▁Four th ▁dynast y ▁of ▁Egypt . ▁They ▁went