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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 219,209 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. William F. Albright is the 64th most popular archaeologist (down from 56th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Chile (down from 59th in 2019) and the most popular Chilean Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, William F. Albright ranks 64 out of 104Before him are Halet Çambel, Robert Broom, Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae, Margaret Murray, Edward Robinson, and Christiane Desroches Noblecourt. After him are Victor Loret, Heinrich Karl Brugsch, José Bonaparte, Florentino Ameghino, Kathleen Kenyon, and Giuseppe Tucci.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, William F. Albright ranks 145Before him are Fréhel, Victoria Kent, Charley Patton, Princess Pilar of Bavaria, Edward Bernard Raczyński, and Greta Schröder. After him are Elvira de Hidalgo, Sultan al-Atrash, Franz Kaiser, Zora Neale Hurston, Miguel Pro, and W. Averell Harriman. Among people deceased in 1971, William F. Albright ranks 111Before him are Gaito Gazdanov, David Sarnoff, Vikram Sarabhai, Chester Conklin, Aleksandr Tvardovsky, and Maguba Syrtlanova. After him are Hiratsuka Raichō, Wasfi Tal, Lester Germer, Bobby Jones, Gladys Cooper, and Kathleen Lonsdale.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, William F. Albright ranks 64 out of 265Before him are Vicar (1934), Claudio Bravo (1983), Cristina Calderón (1928), José Antonio Kast (1966), Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa (1933), and Alejandro Amenábar (1972). After him are Manuel Montt (1809), Alberto Hurtado (1901), Gabriel Boric (1986), Francisco Coloane (1910), Roberto Rojas (1957), and Aníbal Pinto (1825).

Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Chile

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