Clarence Stanley Fisher
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Clarence Stanley Fisher (17 August 1876 – 20 July 1941) was an American archaeologist.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, C. S. Fisher was a graduate of the school of architecture, University of Pennsylvania
, but devoted his subsequent career to Near Eastern archaeology
. During World War I, Fisher was assigned to Egypt, where he worked under George Reisner
there and in Palestine and undertook excavations at Dendera
under the auspices of the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania
. After the war he undertook archaeological field work in the Near East, still for the University Museum, for which he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science by the University in 1924.
In 1925 Fisher was appointed professor of Archaeology in the American Schools of Oriental Research
(ASOR). He spent the years 1936–1940 compiling his monumental Corpus of Palestinian Pottery.
He was the moving spirit in the founding of the Dar el-Awlad, Jerusalem, the Home for Children.
He died in Jerusalem. His papers, formerly housed at the Albright Institute, Jerusalem, are conserved with ASOR.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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, C. S. Fisher was a graduate of the school of architecture, University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, but devoted his subsequent career to Near Eastern archaeology
Near Eastern archaeology
Near Eastern Archaeology is a regional branch of the wider, global discipline of Archaeology...
. During World War I, Fisher was assigned to Egypt, where he worked under George Reisner
George Reisner
-References:* * "Reisner, George Andrew." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2005. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 11 Nov. 2005 .-External links:...
there and in Palestine and undertook excavations at Dendera
Dendera
Dendera is a small town in Egypt situated on the west bank of the Nile, about 5 km south of Qena, on the opposite side of the river.-History:...
under the auspices of the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, commonly called The Penn Museum, is an archaeology and anthropology museum that is part of the University of Pennsylvania in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-History:An internationally renowned...
. After the war he undertook archaeological field work in the Near East, still for the University Museum, for which he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science by the University in 1924.
In 1925 Fisher was appointed professor of Archaeology in the American Schools of Oriental Research
American Schools of Oriental Research
The American Schools of Oriental Research, founded in 1900, supports and encourages the study of the peoples and cultures of the Near East, from the earliest times to the present. It is apolitical and has no religious affiliation...
(ASOR). He spent the years 1936–1940 compiling his monumental Corpus of Palestinian Pottery.
He was the moving spirit in the founding of the Dar el-Awlad, Jerusalem, the Home for Children.
He died in Jerusalem. His papers, formerly housed at the Albright Institute, Jerusalem, are conserved with ASOR.