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John M. Allegro

1923 - 1988

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John Marco Allegro (17 February 1923 – 17 February 1988) was an English archaeologist and Dead Sea Scrolls scholar. He was a populariser of the Dead Sea Scrolls through his books and radio broadcasts. He was the editor of some of the most famous and controversial scrolls published, the pesharim. A number of Allegro's later books, including The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross, brought him both popular fame and notoriety, and also complicated his career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John M. Allegro is the 137th most popular archaeologist (down from 133rd in 2019), the 5,092nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,706th in 2019) and the 28th most popular British Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, John M. Allegro ranks 137 out of 151. Before him are Boris Piotrovsky, Paolo Orsi, James Prinsep, Franz Weidenreich, Meave Leakey, and Jale İnan. After him are Miroslav Verner, Bernard Pyne Grenfell, John Garstang, Arthur Surridge Hunt, Churchill Babington, and J. P. Mallory.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, John M. Allegro ranks 428. Before him are Ernesto Prinoth, Gunnar Åkerlund, Fernando Campos, Vladimir Tendryakov, Romolo Catasta, and Bjørn Paulson. After him are Armand Borel, Mae Young, Ralph Giordano, James Dickey, Bernice Rubens, and Robert Craft. Among people deceased in 1988, John M. Allegro ranks 243. Before him are Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, Lyman Lemnitzer, Nora Astorga, Greta Nissen, Ella Raines, and Lin Carter. After him are István Klimek, Eric A. Havelock, Lois Wilson, John N. Mitchell, Archie Cochrane, and Melvin Frank.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John M. Allegro ranks 5,094 out of 8,785. Before him are Colin Clarke (1962), Jaime Murray (1976), Andrew Ainslie Common (1841), Thomas Ravenscroft (1592), Robert Webb (1972), and Orlando Figes (1959). After him are Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin (1866), Frederick E. Morgan (1894), James, Viscount Severn (2007), Eric A. Havelock (1903), Carol V. Robinson (1956), and Lynsey de Paul (1948).

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among archaeologists born in United Kingdom, John M. Allegro ranks 28. Before him are James Mellaart (1925), Charles Dawson (1864), John Beazley (1885), Grahame Clark (1907), James Prinsep (1799), and Meave Leakey (1942). After him are Bernard Pyne Grenfell (1869), John Garstang (1876), Arthur Surridge Hunt (1871), Churchill Babington (1821), Jacquetta Hawkes (1910), and Augustus Pitt Rivers (1827).

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