John Marco Allegro (17 February 1923 – 17 February 1988) was an English archaeologist and Dead Sea Scrolls scholar. He was a populariser of the Dead Sea Scrolls through his books and radio broadcasts. He was the editor of some of the most famous and controversial scrolls published, the ''pesharim''. A number of Allegro's later books, including ''The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross'', brought him both popular fame and notoriety, and also complicated his career. Married with two children, he died of a heart attack on his 65th birthday in 1988.
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John Marco Allegro (17 February 1923 – 17 February 1988) was an English archaeologist and Dead Sea Scrolls scholar. He was a populariser of the Dead Sea Scrolls through his books and radio broadcasts. He was the editor of some of the most famous and controversial scrolls published, the ''pesharim''. A number of Allegro's later books, including ''The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross'', brought him both popular fame and notoriety, and also complicated his career. Married with two children, he died of a heart attack on his 65th birthday in 1988.
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