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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instanceOf American
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
dating and interpretation of the Dead Sea Scrolls
dateOfBirth 1891-05-24
dateOfDeath 1971-09-19
educatedAt Johns Hopkins University
Upper Iowa University NERFINISHED
employer Johns Hopkins University NERFINISHED
era 20th century
fieldOfWork Near Eastern archaeology
Semitic languages NERFINISHED
biblical studies
epigraphy
fullName William Foxwell Albright NERFINISHED
influenced American biblical scholarship
biblical archaeology
knownFor integration of archaeology and biblical studies
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
Hebrew
other Semitic languages
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Philosophical Society
nationality American
notableWork From the Stone Age to Christianity NERFINISHED
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
Professor of Semitic Languages at Johns Hopkins University
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
researchInterest Canaanite religion NERFINISHED
Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
ancient Israel NERFINISHED
ancient Near East
residence Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED
spouse Ruth Norton Albright NERFINISHED

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Serabit el-Khadim inscriptions notableScholar William F. Albright
Tell el-Ful excavatedBy William F. Albright