ARCHAEOLOGIST

William F. Albright

1891 - 1971

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William Foxwell Albright (May 24, 1891– September 19, 1971) was an American archaeologist, biblical scholar, philologist, and expert on ceramics. He is considered "one of the twentieth century's most influential American biblical scholars", having become known to the public in 1948 for his role in the authentication of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William F. Albright has received more than 239,161 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. William F. Albright is the 74th most popular archaeologist (down from 64th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Chile (down from 63rd in 2019) and the most popular Chilean Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, William F. Albright ranks 74 out of 151. Before him are Pierre Montet, Peter Wilhelm Lund, François Bordes, Joseph Orbeli, Florentino Ameghino, and Sven Nilsson. After him are Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger, Sylvanus Morley, Israel Finkelstein, Halet Çambel, Kathleen Kenyon, and Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, William F. Albright ranks 162. Before him are Erich Marcks, Fréhel, Sam Jaffe, Grunya Sukhareva, Federico Moreno Torroba, and Alexander Volkov. After him are Camille Mandrillon, David Sarnoff, Harold Jeffreys, Ferdinand Bruckner, Miguel Pro, and Carl Spaatz. Among people deceased in 1971, William F. Albright ranks 126. Before him are Dimitrios Loundras, Carlos P. Garcia, Anthony Berkeley Cox, Joseph Helffrich, Guillermo León Valencia, and William Tubman. After him are David Sarnoff, Chester Conklin, Rockwell Kent, Paruyr Sevak, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, and Richard Montague.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, William F. Albright ranks 71 out of 321. Before him are Carlos Vidal (1902), Aníbal Pinto (1825), José Joaquín Prieto (1786), Cristina Calderón (1928), Manuel Bulnes (1799), and Carlos Caszely (1950). After him are David Arellano (1902), Alberto Hurtado (1901), Francisco Antonio Pinto (1785), Manuel Montt (1809), Jorge Montt (1845), and Agustín Eyzaguirre (1768).

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Chile

Among archaeologists born in Chile, William F. Albright ranks 1. 

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