Francesca Rochberg
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Francesca Rochberg (Halton) (born May 8, 1952, in Philadelphia) is an American Assyriologist, historian of science, and Catherine and William L. Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Near Eastern Studies at University of California, Berkeley.[1] She is best known for her work on the history of Babylonian astronomy.
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Born | (1952-05-08) May 8, 1952 (age 72) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
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Alma mater | University of Chicago University of Pennsylvania |
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Discipline | Assyriology |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
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She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Chicago with a Ph.D.[2] She taught at the University of California, Riverside.[3]