Burkitt Medal for Biblical Studies 2021
Basic data of the distinction
Type of award: Research award or other distinction
Awarded by: The British Academy
Award given to: Albertz, Rainer
Announced at: 01/09/2021
Date of awarding: 15/09/2021
About the distinction
Professor Rainer Albertzis awarded the 2021 Burkitt Medal for his enduring contributions and service to the field of Hebrew Bible Studies.
Link zur Pressemitteilung der Universität Münster: https://www.uni-muenster.de/news/view.php?cmdid=11993
About the award
The award was established in 1923 following the decision of Professor Francis Crawford Burkitt (1864-1935), elected a Fellow of the Academy in 1905, to strike a number of bronze medals for presentation by the Academy to scholars of biblical studies. After his death in 1935 the awards became known as Burkitt Medals. The medal was first awarded in 1925.Awards alternate betweenHebrew Biblestudies (odd years) andNew Testamentstudies (even years).
Type of award: Other personal honour or appointment
Website of the award or committee: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/prizes-medals/burkitt-medal-biblical-studies/
Zeitraum der Vergabe: since 1925