Avraham Biran
Avraham Biran (* 1909 in Rosh Pina , Ottoman Empire , † September 16, 2008 in Jerusalem ) was an Israeli archaeologist.
In 1934 he made his masters at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore , in 1935 he received his doctorate. He was director of the Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums . In 1966 he began excavating at Tel Dan , where he discovered the Tel Dan inscription in 1993 . He was the director of the Nelson Glueck School of Biblical Archeology at the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion .
In 2002 he was awarded the Israel Prize .
Fonts
- Dan - 25 Years of Excavations at Tel Dan
- Biblical Dan
- Dan I, A Chronicle of the Excavations, the Pottery Neolithic, the Early Bronze Age and the Middle Bronze Age Tombs ;
Web links
- LA Times : Avraham Biran, Israeli archaeologist who found House of David inscription, dies at 98 , October 26, 2008
- http://www.insideout.org/documentaries/jerusalem/people/biran.html
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Biran, Avraham |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rosh Pina , Ottoman Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 16, 2008 |
| Place of death | Jerusalem , Israel |