Nelson Glueck
| Rabbi Nelson Glueck | |
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Nelson Glueck in Israel, 1956
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| Born |
June 4, 1900 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Died | February 12, 1971 (aged 70) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Education |
Ph.D. in biblical studies, University of Jena, Germany, 1926 or 1927 B.A., University of Cincinnati, 1920 B.H.L., Hebrew Union College, 1918 |
| Occupation | Rabbi, archaeologist |
| Title | President, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion |
| Term | 1948-1971 |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Iglauer (hematologist), March 26, 1931 |
| Children | Charles Jonathan Glueck |
| Parent(s) | Morris Glueck, a merchant, and Anna Rubin |
| Notes | |
Nelson Glueck (June 4, 1900 – February 12, 1971) was an American rabbi, academic and archaeologist. He served as president of Hebrew Union College from 1947 until his death, and his pioneering work in biblical archaeology resulted in the discovery of 1,500 ancient sites.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1900 to German Jewish parents, Glueck developed a passion for religion early in life, and was ordained as a Reform rabbi in 1923. He received his Ph.D from the University of Jena in Germany in 1926. By 1928 he was a member of the Hebrew Union College faculty, teaching at the seminary of the Reform Jewish movement. It was during this time period that he first visited the Holy Land. Over his career, he developed an intimate knowledge of the land's rich history. As an expert on ancient pottery, he was able to match small ceramic fragments to distinct time periods. He was the first to identify some ancient wares such as the Edomite and Midianite pottery, re-discovered what is now called Negevite pottery, and surveyed many unknown sites in the Transjordan.
During World War II, Glueck used his intimate knowledge of Palestine's geography to help the Office of Strategic Services develop a contingency plan for a retreat from German field marshal Rommel's advance through Northern Africa. Rommel was stopped, however, and the plan was not needed.
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