Jean Starcky

Abbé
Jean Starcky
Born(1909-02-03)3 February 1909
Mulhouse
Died9 October 1988(1988-10-09) (aged 79)
Val-de-Grâce, Paris
EducationPontifical Biblical Institute, Rome;
École Biblique, Jerusalem
Occupationpriest
Known forspecialist in Palmyrene Aramaic and Nabataean texts
Notable workearly editor of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Parents
  • Gabriel Starcky (father)
  • Thérèse Gutknecht (mother)

Abbé Jean Starcky (3 February 1909 – 9 October 1988) was a French priest who was one of the early editors of the Dead Sea Scrolls. He studied at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and the École Biblique et Archéologique Française in Jerusalem. As a specialist in Palmyrene Aramaic and Nabataean texts he joined the international Manuscrits de la mer Morte team in January 1954.

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