1830 - 1884
Moses Shapira Polish
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| First Name |
Moses
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| Last Name |
Shapira
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1829
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| Died |
9th March, 1884
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| Nationality |
Polish
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| Occupation Text |
Antiquities dealer
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Moses Wilhelm Shapira (Hebrew: מוזס וילהלם שפירא; 1830 – March 9, 1884) was a Jerusalem antiquities dealer and purveyor of allegedly forged Biblical artifacts – the most high profile of which was the Shapira Scroll. The shame brought about by accusations that
he was involved in the forging of ancient biblical texts drove him to suicide in 1884. The discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls in 1947, in approximately the same area he claimed his material was discovered, has cast some doubt on the original forgery charges.
