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Where did W.F. Albright study Semitic languages?

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W.F. Albright studied Semitic languages at Johns Hopkins University, where he obtained his doctorate in the subject. He later succeeded Paul Haupt as the W.W. Spence professor of Semitic languages at the same university, holding the position until his retirement in 1958.1