Ephraim Avigdor Speiser
Ephraim Avigdor Speiser (January 24, 1902 – June 15, 1965) was a Polish-born American Assyriologist and translator of the Torah. He discovered the ancient site of Tepe Gawra in 1927 and supervised its excavation between 1931 and 1938.
Ephraim Avigdor Speiser | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 24, 1902 Skalat, Galicia |
| Died | June 15, 1965 (aged 63) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Harrison Research Fellow in Semitics at the University of Pennsylvania |
| Known for | discovery of the ancient site of Tepe Gawra |
| Spouse | Sue Gimbel Dannenbaum |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Dropsie College (Ph.D.) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Assyriologist |
| Sub-discipline | Archaeology, Biblical commentator |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania |
| Notable students | Moshe Greenberg and Anne Draffkorn Kilmer |
| Notable works | Genesis (AYB) |
Speiser was married to Sue Gimbel Dannenbaum, granddaughter of Charles Gimbel of the Gimbel Brothers. They had two children together, Jean and Joel.
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