Milestones

Milestones

Oct 28

Milestones: Donald B. Redford (1934–2024)

By: BAS Staff

Donald Redford, renowned Egyptologist and long-time professor of the ancient world at Pennsylvania State University, passed away on October 18, 2024, in College Station, Pennsylvania. […]

Photo of Alan Millard. Image courtesy of University of Liverpool

Aug 3

Milestones: Alan Millard (1937–2024)

By: K. Lawson Younger

Alan Millard passed away in Leamington Spa, England, on June 6, 2024. He was 86 years old. Millard was Rankin Professor Emeritus of Hebrew and […]

Jun 7

Milestones: Edward Lipiński (1930–2024)

By: K. Lawson Younger

Edward Lipiński, one of the giants in Aramaic, Phoenician, Semitics, and biblical studies, passed away on April 12, 2024, in Brussels, Belgium. He was 93 […]

Donald Whitcomb

Jun 5

Milestones: Donald Whitcomb (1944–2024)

By: Katia Cytryn

On February 8, 2024, Donald (Don) Whitcomb, a cherished colleague, mentor, and inspiration to numerous scholars and students, passed away at the age of 79. […]

Dec 5

Milestones: Jonathan N. Tubb (1951–2023)

By: Konstantinos Politis

  Jonathan Tubb, renowned archaeologist and long-time curator of Levantine antiquities at the British Museum, passed away on September 25, 2023 in London. He was […]

Sep 7

Milestones: Amnon Ben-Tor (1935–2023)

By: Igor Kreimerman

Amnon Ben-Tor, one of the giants of biblical archaeology and long-time excavator of the important biblical site of Hazor in northern Israel, passed away on […]

Sep 1

Milestones: Diane Harris Cline (1961–2023)

By: Alexandra Ratzlaff

On July 8, 2023, the archaeological community lost an enthusiastic scholar of the humanities with the passing of Diane Harris Cline. Associate Professor Emerita of […]

Jun 9

Milestones: Dennis E. Groh (1939–2023)

By: James Riley Strange

Dennis (Denny) Groh died on April 22, 2023, at age 83. He was a great scholar and a great friend, as illustrated by a memory […]

Jun 9

Milestones: Ilan Sharon
(1953–2023)

By: Jeffrey R. Zorn

Ilan Sharon, the former Nahman Avigad Chair of Biblical Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute of Archaeology, passed away at his home in […]

Dec 13

Milestones: Michael Homan (1966–2022)

By: BAS Staff

  Michael Homan, Professor and Head of the Department of Theology at Xavier University of Louisiana, passed away on September 17, 2022. He was 56 […]