Frank Moore Cross

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1921 – 2012

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Who was Frank Moore Cross?

Frank Moore Cross, Jr. was the Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages Emeritus 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. Many of his essays on the latter topic have since been collected in Leaves from an Epigrapher's Notebook.

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Born
Jul 13, 1921
Ross
Also known as
  • Frank Cross
  • Frank Moore Cross Jr.
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • Harvard University
  • Maryville College
  • McCormick Theological Seminary
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Ensley High School
Employment
  • Harvard University
Died
Oct 16, 2012
Rochester

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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