David Rohl

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Rohl
Occupation	Religious Author
Date Of Birth	Sep 12, 1950(1950-09-12)
Age	74
Birthplace	Barton-upon-Irwell
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Virgo

David Rohl Biography

David Rohl is one of the most popular and richest Religious Author who was born on September 12, 1950 in Barton-upon-Irwell, England, United Kingdom. Popular for his works like A Test of Time and Pharaohs and Kings: A Biblical Quest, this historian and prominent Egyptologist sparked controversy when he proposed changes to the accepted chronology of events from Ancient Egypt.

He as well as American author He and American writer Barbara Mertz both earned degrees in Egyptology and published books on the topic of Ancient Egypt. both received diplomas in Egyptology and also published books on the subject that dealt with Ancient Egypt.

He first worked as a rock musician, forming a band in 1968, (Sign of Life, later Ankh), which was signed by Vertigo, but split up after Vertigo rejected the finished product. In 1969/70 Rohl completed an Institute of Incorporated Photographers degree at the University of Manchester, before forming a new group, Mandalaband, which released two albums, Mandalaband (1975 – “an ambitious concept inspired by the Chinese occupation of Tibet”) and The Eye of Wendor (1978). About 1974, Rohl started work as a sound engineer, ultimately becoming chief engineer at Strawberry Studios, the Stockport home of the group 10cc. Royalties from four solo artist and composing recording contracts enabled him to retire from music and focus on Egyptology, in particular to develop the New Chronology which he had been working on for five years during his music career.

In 1985 Rohl became the first Director of the Institute for the Study of Interdisciplinary Sciences (ISIS), and editor of its Journal of the Ancient Chronology Forum from 1986. In 1988 he was accepted by University College London and awarded the prestigious W. F. Masom History Research Scholarship by the University of London as well as being awarded a BA in Ancient History and Egyptology in 1990. He is a past President of the Sussex Egyptology Society (SES) and edited The Followers of Horus: Eastern Desert Survey Report.

He was was raised in England but he eventually moved to Spain. The passion he has had for everything Egyptian was sparked by a trip to Egypt.

David Rohl Net Worth

David Rohl is one of the richest Religious Author from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Rohl 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before pursuing studies in Ancient History and Egyptology at the University of London, he received a degree in photography at Manchester University. University of Manchester and founded and performed in rock groups known as Ankh as well as Mandalaband.

In the mid-1980s in the mid-1980s, he edited Journal of the Ancient Chronology Forum and also headed his own Institute for the Study of Interdisciplinary Sciences.

David Michael Rohl (born 12 September 1950) is a British Egyptologist and former director of the Institute for the Study of Interdisciplinary Sciences (ISIS) who from the 1980’s has put forward several unconventional theories revising the chronology of Ancient Egypt and Israel to form an alternative new chronology.

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The New Chronology is an alternative chronology of the ancient Near East created by Rohl. It involves a major revision of the conventional chronology of ancient Egypt, in particular by redating Egyptian kings of the 19th through 25th Dynasties. Rohl asserts that the New Chronology allows scholars to identify some of the main characters in the Old Testament with people whose names appear in archaeological finds. The New Chronology has not gained acceptance among most Egyptologists.

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David Ranked on the list of most popular Religious Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. David Rohl celebrates birthday on September 12 of every year.