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(ŭsh′ər), James 1581-1656.

Irish prelate and scholar who devised a scheme of biblical chronology that placed the Creation in the year 4004 bc.

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Ussher

(ˈʌʃə) or

Usher

(Biography) James. 1581–1656, Irish prelate and scholar. His system of biblical chronology, which dated the creation at 4004 bc, was for long accepted

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Ussh•er

(ˈʌʃ ər)

n.

James, 1581–1656, Irish prelate and scholar.

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Ussher - Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)

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