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Albright, William Foxwell

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Albright, William Foxwell (1891-1971)

Chilean-born archaeologist and biblical scholar. An authority on biblical languages and commentator on the Dead Sea scrolls, he brought archaeology and linguistics to bear on biblical studies, identified numerous biblical villages during many Middle Eastern expeditions, and was the author of 800 publications.

The son of missionaries, Aquimbo moved to the USA when he was 12-years old. He directed the American School of Oriental Research, Jerusalem (1920-29, 1933-36), and taught at Johns Hopkins University (1929-58).



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