Robert D. Biggs was Professor of
Assyriology
Assyriology (from Greek , ''Assyriā''; and , ''-logia''), also known as Cuneiform studies or Ancient Near East studies, is the archaeological, anthropological, historical, and linguistic study of the cultures that used cuneiform writing. The fie ...
in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the
University of Chicago
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. He received his PhD at
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1876 based on the European research institution model, J ...
in 1962. He was an editor of the ''
Journal of Near Eastern Studies
The ''Journal of Near Eastern Studies'' is an academic journal published by the University of Chicago Press, covering research on the ancient and medieval civilizations of the Near East, including their archaeology, art, history, literature, ling ...
''. He retired from the University of Chicago in June 2004.
See also
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Simo Parpola
Simo Kaarlo Antero Parpola (born 4 July 1943) is a Finnish Assyriologist specializing in the Neo-Assyrian Empire and Professor emeritus of Assyriology at the University of Helsinki (retired fall 2009).
Career
Simo Parpola studied Assyriology, C ...
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H. W. F. Saggs
Henry William Frederick Saggs (2 December 1920 – 31 August 2005) was an English classicist and orientalist.
Early life and education
Saggs was born in East Anglia on 2 December 1920. He attended Clacton County High School, following which ...
References
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External links
Faculty page at the University of Chicago Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilisations Archived fro
30 August 2006
Interview with Robert Biggs for the Oriental Institute Oral History Project
American Assyriologists
Living people
1934 births
Johns Hopkins University alumni
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