Albright, William Foxwell, 1891-1971
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William Foxwell Albright
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אולבריט, וילים פוקסול, 1891-1971
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أولبريت، وليم ف.، 1891-1971
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Awlbrīt, Wilyam F. 1891-1971
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Foxwell Albright, William 1891-1971
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Orientalist, Professor of Semitic Languages, Johns Hopkins University, 1929-1958.
William Foxwell Albright was an Orientalist, archaeologist, and linguist. He received his Ph.D. from John Hopkins in 1916 and then took a professorship there in 1927, and was the W. W. Spence Professor of Semitic Languages, 1930-1958. Albright was the Director of the American School of Oriental Research in Jerusalem, 1922-1929, 1933-1936. He did important archaeological work and excavated at such sites in Palestine as Gibeah (Tell el-Fûl, 1922) and Tell Beit Mirsim (1933-1936). He was also involved with interpretation of the Qumrân, or Dead Sea, scrolls.
Albright held many significant organizational positions, such as the presidency of: Palestinian Exploration Society (1921-1922, 1934-1935); American Oriental Society (1935-1936); Society of Biblical Literature (1938-1939) 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.
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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