Albright, William Foxwell, 1891-1971
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Albright, William Foxwell, 1891-1971
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Albright
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William Foxwell
Date :
1891-1971
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أولبريت, وليم ف., 1891-1971
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أولبريت
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وليم ف.
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1891-1971
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オールブライト, W. F, 1891-1971
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W. F
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1891-1971
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אולבריט, ויליאם פוכסול, 1891-1971
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אולבריט
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ויליאם פוכסול
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1891-1971
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Awlbrīt, Wilyam F., 1891-1971
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Awlbrīt
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Wilyam F.
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1891-1971
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אולברייט, ויליאם פוקסוול, 1891-1971
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אולברייט
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ויליאם פוקסוול
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1891-1971
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Albright, William F. (William Foxwell), 1891-1971
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Albright
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William F.
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William Foxwell
Date :
1891-1971
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Albright, W. F. (William Foxwell), 1891-1971
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Albright
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W. F.
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William Foxwell
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1891-1971
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Biographical History
William Foxwell Albright was an Orientalist, archaeologist, and linguist. After receiving his Ph.D. from John Hopkins in 1916, he took a professorship there in 1927, and then served as the W. W. Spence Professor of Semitic Languages, 1930-1958. As the Director of the American School of Oriental Research in Jerusalem, 1922-1929 and then 1933-1936, he accomplished important archaeological work and excavated at the , excavating, for example, at such significant sites in Palestine as Gibeah (Tell el-Fûl, 1922) and Tell Beit Mirsim (1933-1936). In addition, Albright contributed to the the interpretation of the Qumrân, or Dead Sea, scrolls.
Albright held many prestigious significant organizational positions, such as the presidency of: Palestinian Exploration Society (1921-1922, 1934-1935); American Oriental Society (1935-1936); Socierature (1938-39); and the International Organization of Old Testament Scholars (1956-1957). He also served on various committees of the American Philosophical Society, in particular the Research Committee.
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