Theodor Gaster, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Theodor Gaster

American biblical scholar

Date of Birth: 21-Jul-1906

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 02-Feb-1992

Profession: archaeologist, assyriologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Theodor Herzl Gaster (July 21, 1906 – February 2, 1992) was a British-born American Biblical scholar known for work on comparative religion, mythology and the history of religions.
He is noted for his books, Thespis: Ritual, Myth, and Drama in the Ancient Near East (1950), The Dead Sea Scriptures, about the Dead Sea Scrolls, as well as his one-volume abridgement of Sir James Frazer's massive 13-volume work The Golden Bough, to which Gaster contributed updates, corrections and extensive annotations.