Eugene Ulrich | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 5, 1938 |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Notre Dame |
| Main interests | Dead Sea scrolls |
| Notable works | Discoveries in the Judaean Desert |
Eugene "Gene"CharlesUlrich (born November 5, 1938) is an AmericanDead Sea scrolls scholar and theJohn A. O'BrienProfessoremeritus ofHebrew Scripture andTheology in the Department of Theology at theUniversity of Notre Dame.[1] He is chief editor of the biblical texts of the Dead Sea scrolls and one of the three general editors of the Scrolls International Publication Project.
Eugene Ulrich was born inLouisville, Kentucky. He has the following degrees: Litt.B.,Xavier University. From 1964 he holds his Ph.L. fromLoyola University Chicago. In 1970 he earned his M.Div. atWoodstock College. He then enteredHarvard University and obtained his M.A. in 1967 and in 1975 his Ph.D.[2]
Ulrich co-authoredThe Dead Sea Scrolls Bible withMartin Abegg andPeter Flint. He is also a member of the translation teams of theNew Revised Standard Version of theBible, theModern English Version, and theNew American Bible. He is a specialist in the texts of theSeptuagint, the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Hebrew Scriptures.[3]
As Chief Editor of the Dead Sea Scrolls he published five volumes of critical editions inDiscoveries in the Judaean Desert (Oxford) and was an Area Editor for Oxford'sEncyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Ulrich has worked under two editors in chief on the scrolls project, namelyJohn Strugnell andEmanuel Tov.
Appointed to the Grinfield Lecturership at theUniversity of Oxford (1998–2000), he was twice elected as President of theInternational Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies and was invited as a Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Studies at theHebrew University of Jerusalem. Recently, he was elected as President of theCatholic Biblical Association and as a Fellow of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences.[3]
Ulrich istheJohn A. O'BrienProfessoremeritusofHebrew ScriptureandTheologyin the Department of Theology at theUniversity of Notre Dame.[4]
Ulrich received the Award Medal of theUniversity of Helsinki, aGuggenheim Fellowship, and several grants from theNational Endowment for the Humanities.
