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who could easily discuss problems in Biblical lexicon and literature. He was married to Suzanne Drinker in 1970. In 1985, he was appointed Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities Emeritus, and in 1996 he was made a Fellow of the
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in the Amarna letters and was significant for the understanding of biblical Hebrew. Other significant publications include the standard translation and commentary of "
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and gained his Ph.D. in 1950. After further studies he worked on the "Chicago Assyrian Dictionary", and in 1955 he taught biblical studies at the
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was published by Roma: Pontificio Istituto Biblico to honor his career and memory.
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in a high school in Cincinnati between 1946 and 1947. He resumed his studies at
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in Chicago, where he received his B.A. in 1944. After this, he taught
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In 1966, he took the position as professor of Assyriology at
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His doctorate, under W.F. Albright, studied Canaanite
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Academic staff of the Pontifical Biblical Institute
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The Amarna Letters
Amenhotep III
Akhenaten
Tutankhamun
Gilgamesh Epic
Obituary from Harvard Gazette

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