Theodor Gaster

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 religion. 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. Provided by Wikipedia