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Nelson Glueck (born June 4, 1900 in Cincinnati , Ohio ; † February 12, 1971 there ) was an American rabbi and biblical archaeologist .

Life

Nelson Glueck studied at the University of Cincinnati and graduated in 1920 with a bachelor's degreetitle. After completing postgraduate studies at the Hebrew Union College (HUC), he was ordained as a reform Jewish rabbi in 1923 . From 1923 to 1926 he worked at the University of Jena on his doctorate . From 1927 to 1928 he studied in Jerusalem with William Foxwell Albright . While studying in the Holy Land , he became interested in archeology. In 1928 he went back to the United States and in 1929 became a lecturer at the Hebrew Union College. He returned frequently to today's Israel. In 1930 and 1932 he took part in excavations at Tell Beit Mirsim with Albright . From 1938 to 1940 he directed the excavations at Tell el-Kheleifeh . From 1947 to 1971 he was President of the HUC. In the 1950s he researched the Nabataean civilization in Transjordan . In four decades he localized around 1,500 biblical locations. In 1954 he was elected to the American Philosophical Society and in 1966 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

Fonts (selection)

  • The First Campaign at Tell el-Kheleifeh (Ezion-Geber). In: Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research . No. 71, 1938, pp. 3-18, JSTOR 3218944 .
  • The Second Campaign at Tell el-Kheleifeh (Ezion-Geber: Elath). In: Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research. No. 75, 1939, pp. 8-22, JSTOR 3218784 .
  • The Third Season of Excavation at Tell el-Kheleifeh. In: Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research. No. 79, 1940, pp. 2-18, JSTOR 1355316 .
  • Tell el-Kheleifeh. In: Michael Avi-Yonah , Ephraim Stern (Ed.): Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land. Volume 3. The Israel Exploration Society and Massada Press, Jerusalem 1977, pp. 713-717.

literature

  • William F. Albright : Nelson Glueck in Memoriam. In: Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research. No. 202, 1971, pp. 1-6, JSTOR 1356266 .
  • Jonathan M. Brown, Laurence Kutler: Nelson Glueck. Biblical Archaeologist and President of the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion (= Alumni Series of the Hebrew Union College Press. ). Hebrew Union College Press, Cincinnati OH 2005, ISBN 0-87820-119-X .
  • Ellen Norman Stern: Dreamer in the Desert. A Profile of Nelson Glueck. Ktav Publishers, New York NY 1980, ISBN 0-87068-656-9 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Member History: Nelson Glueck. American Philosophical Society, accessed August 22, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Lucky Nelson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rabbi and archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH June 4th 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Cincinnati
DATE OF DEATH February 12, 1971
Place of death Cincinnati