Jean Starcky

Abbé Jean Starcky (3 February 1909, Mulhouse - 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 Dead Sea scrolls team in January 1954.