ARCHAEOLOGIST

William G. Dever

1933 - Today

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William Gwinn Dever (born November 27, 1933, Louisville, Kentucky) is an American archaeologist, Biblical scholar, historian, semiticist, and theologian. He is an active scholar of the Old Testament, and historian, specialized in the history of the Ancient Near East and the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah in biblical times. He was Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Arizona in Tucson from 1975 to 2002. He is a Distinguished Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at Lycoming College in Pennsylvania. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William G. Dever is the 150th most popular archaeologist (down from 149th in 2019), the 13,577th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,567th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, William G. Dever ranks 150 out of 151. Before him are Robert John Braidwood, Alexey Okladnikov, Salima Ikram, Jacquetta Hawkes, Augustus Pitt Rivers, and Barry Cunliffe. After him are Leonardo López Luján.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, William G. Dever ranks 533. Before him are Milt Campbell, Heather Armitage, Richard Libertini, Joycelyn Elders, Adolph Caesar, and Caldwell Esselstyn. After him are Floyd Cramer, Madhur Jaffrey, John Cannon, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Zoe Caldwell, and Craig L. Thomas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William G. Dever ranks 13,581 out of 20,380. Before him are David Allan Coe (1939), Josh Gad (1981), Katrina Leskanich (1960), Dianne Holum (1951), Kiele Sanchez (1977), and Diedrich Bader (1966). After him are Danielle Harris (1977), Chuck Arnold (1926), Shelley Mann (1937), Bobby Hackett (1915), Bob Wills (1905), and Robert F. Stockton (1795).

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In United States

Among archaeologists born in United States, William G. Dever ranks 18. Before him are Lewis Binford (1932), Carl Blegen (1887), Michael D. Coe (1929), Nancy Dupree (1927), J. P. Mallory (1945), and Robert John Braidwood (1907).

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