William F. Albright
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William F. Albright was a pioneering American archaeologist and biblical scholar whose work in Near Eastern archaeology and epigraphy profoundly shaped modern understandings of ancient Israel and the broader ancient Near East.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William F. Albright canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American
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archaeologist ⓘ biblical scholar ⓘ person ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in Semitic languages ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement of the Archaeological Institute of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
chronology of the Bronze and Iron Ages in Palestine
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dating and interpretation of the Dead Sea Scrolls ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1891-05-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1971-09-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Johns Hopkins University
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Upper Iowa University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Johns Hopkins University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Near Eastern archaeology
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Semitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ biblical studies ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ |
| fullName | William Foxwell Albright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
American biblical scholarship
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biblical archaeology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
integration of archaeology and biblical studies
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pioneering work in Near Eastern archaeology ⓘ studies of ancient Israelite history ⓘ support for the historical reliability of many biblical narratives ⓘ work on Northwest Semitic epigraphy ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Hebrew ⓘ other Semitic languages ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Philosophical Society ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
From the Stone Age to Christianity
NERFINISHED
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The Archaeology of Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ The Biblical Period from Abraham to Ezra NERFINISHED ⓘ Yahweh and the Gods of Canaan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Coquimbo, Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the American Schools of Oriental Research in Jerusalem
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Professor of Semitic Languages at Johns Hopkins University ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| researchInterest |
Canaanite religion
NERFINISHED
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Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Near East ⓘ |
| residence | Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Ruth Norton Albright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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