Abraham Sachs
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Abraham Sachs was an American assyriologist. He earned his PhD in Assyriology
in 1939 at Johns Hopkins University
. He is known for his collaboration with Otto Neugebauer, whom he met in 1941 when the latter visited the Oriental Institute in Chicago; Neugebauer and Sachs joined on the publication of Babylonian astronomical texts.
In 1948 Sachs was offered (and declined) the Chair in Assyriology at Johns Hopkins University in succession to William Albright.
In 1949 he worked at the Pontificio Instituto Biblico. In 1952 received a Rockefeller Foundation
travel grant to study astronomical cuneiform tablets in the British Museum
, where he had access to the text stocked by the pioneer British assyriologist Theophilus Pinches
between 1895 and 1900.
Sachs died due to cancer, leaving the task to Austrian assyriologist Hermann Hunger
.
Assyriology
Assyriology is the archaeological, historical, and linguistic study of ancient Mesopotamia and the related cultures that used cuneiform writing. The field covers the Akkadian sister-cultures of Assyria and Babylonia, together with their cultural predecessor; Sumer...
in 1939 at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
. He is known for his collaboration with Otto Neugebauer, whom he met in 1941 when the latter visited the Oriental Institute in Chicago; Neugebauer and Sachs joined on the publication of Babylonian astronomical texts.
In 1948 Sachs was offered (and declined) the Chair in Assyriology at Johns Hopkins University in succession to William Albright.
In 1949 he worked at the Pontificio Instituto Biblico. In 1952 received a Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is a prominent philanthropic organization and private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The preeminent institution established by the six-generation Rockefeller family, it was founded by John D. Rockefeller , along with his son John D. Rockefeller, Jr...
travel grant to study astronomical cuneiform tablets in the British Museum
British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
, where he had access to the text stocked by the pioneer British assyriologist Theophilus Pinches
Theophilus Pinches
Theophilus Goldridge Pinches M.R.A.S. , was a pioneer British assyriologist.Pinches was originally employed in father's business as a die-sinker, but, following an amateur interest in cuneiform inscriptions, joined the staff of the British Museum in 1878, working there as assistant then curator...
between 1895 and 1900.
Sachs died due to cancer, leaving the task to Austrian assyriologist Hermann Hunger
Hermann Hunger
Hermann Hunger , an Austrian Assyriologist, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Vienna, until his retirement . An authority on Babylonian astronomy and celestial omens.- Published :Mul.Apin, 1989 ....
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