Frank Moore Cross
American biblical scholar (1921-2012) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 91
Frank Moore Cross Jr. was the Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages at Harvard University, notable for his work in the interpretation of the Dead Sea Scrolls, his 1973 magnum opus Canaanite Myth and Hebrew Epic, and his work in Northwest Semitic epigraphy.
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Many of his essays on the latter topic have since been collected in Leaves from an Epigrapher's Notebook.
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United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2012 · aged 91
