Moses Shapira
Male, Deceased Person
1830 – 1884
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Who was Moses Shapira?
Moses Wilhelm Shapira was a Jerusalem antiquities dealer and purveyor of fake Biblical artifacts. The shame brought about by accusations that he was involved in the forging of ancient biblical texts drove him to suicide in 1884. The discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls in 1947, in the same area he claimed his material was discovered, has cast significant doubt on the original forgery charges.
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- Born
- 1830
Kamianets-Podilskyi - Also known as
- Moses Wilhelm Shapira
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Died
- Mar 9, 1884
Rotterdam
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on July 23, 2013
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