Fisher devoted his career to Near Eastern archaeology. During World War I, Fisher was assigned to Egypt, where he worked under George Reisner there and in Palestine[1] and undertook excavations at Dendera under the auspices of the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania. After the war, he undertook archaeological fieldwork in the Near East, still for the University Museum, for which he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science by the University in 1924.
From 1925–1927, Fisher served as Director of the Tel Megiddo excavations, the site of the ancient city of Megiddo. Megiddo is known for its historical, geographical, and theological importance, especially under its Greek name Armageddon. The excavation was conducted under the auspices of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago with funding from John D. Rockefeller Jr. Fisher was succeeded as Director by P.L.O. Guy in 1927.
Also in 1925, Fisher was appointed professor of Archaeology in the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR). He spent the years 1936–1940 compiling his monumental Corpus of Palestinian Pottery.
Fisher was the moving spirit in the founding of the Dar el-Awlad, Jerusalem, the Home for Children.
Death and legacyedit
Fisher died in Jerusalem. His papers, formerly housed at the Albright Institute, Jerusalem, are held in the archives of the American Schools of Oriental Research at Boston University.[2]
Bibliographyedit
Fisher, Clarence S., 1929, The Excavation of Armageddon October 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Oriental Institute Communications 4, University of Chicago Press
Referencesedit
^Dilys Pegler Winegrad. Through Time, Across Continents: a hundred years of archaeology and anthropology at the University Museum (University of Pennsylvania. University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) 1993:28
^Glueck, Nelson. "Clarence Stanley Fisher in memoriam", Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, no. 43 (1941:2–4).
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clarence, stanley, fisher, august, 1876, july, 1941, known, fisher, american, archaeologist, born, 1876, august, 1876philadelphia, pennsylvania, diedjuly, 1941, 1941, aged, jerusalem, palestinealma, materuniversity, pennsylvaniaoccupationarchaeologist, content. Clarence Stanley Fisher August 17 1876 July 20 1941 known as C S Fisher was an American archaeologist Clarence Stanley FisherBorn 1876 08 17 August 17 1876Philadelphia Pennsylvania U S DiedJuly 20 1941 1941 07 20 aged 64 Jerusalem PalestineAlma materUniversity of PennsylvaniaOccupationArchaeologist Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death and legacy 4 Bibliography 5 ReferencesEarly life editClarence Stanley Fisher was born on August 17 1876 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania where he studied architecture Career editFisher devoted his career to Near Eastern archaeology During World War I Fisher was assigned to Egypt where he worked under George Reisner there and in Palestine 1 and undertook excavations at Dendera under the auspices of the University Museum University of Pennsylvania After the war he undertook archaeological fieldwork in the Near East still for the University Museum for which he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science by the University in 1924 From 1925 1927 Fisher served as Director of the Tel Megiddo excavations the site of the ancient city of Megiddo Megiddo is known for its historical geographical and theological importance especially under its Greek name Armageddon The excavation was conducted under the auspices of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago with funding from John D Rockefeller Jr Fisher was succeeded as Director by P L O Guy in 1927 Also in 1925 Fisher was appointed professor of Archaeology in the American Schools of Oriental Research ASOR He spent the years 1936 1940 compiling his monumental Corpus of Palestinian Pottery Fisher was the moving spirit in the founding of the Dar el Awlad Jerusalem the Home for Children Death and legacy editFisher died in Jerusalem His papers formerly housed at the Albright Institute Jerusalem are held in the archives of the American Schools of Oriental Research at Boston University 2 Bibliography editFisher Clarence S 1929 The Excavation of Armageddon Archived October 9 2012 at the Wayback Machine Oriental Institute Communications 4 University of Chicago PressReferences edit Dilys Pegler Winegrad Through Time Across Continents a hundred years of archaeology and anthropology at the University Museum University of Pennsylvania University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 1993 28 Glueck Nelson Clarence Stanley Fisher in memoriam Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research no 43 1941 2 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clarence Stanley Fisher amp oldid 1189437083, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
