James Ussher (or Usher) was born in Dublin on 4th January 1581, son of Arland (or Arnold) Ussher (died 1598) and Margaret, daughter of James Stanihurst. He had one brother called Ambrose. At age 13 he ...

In 1650, Archbishop James Ussher, the primate of the Church of Ireland, finished his painstaking study of the Old Testament and concluded that the world had been created in 4004 B.C.—on the ...

James Ussher, the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland in the 17th century, famously spent years working out the exact date of creation: October 22, 4004 BC.

According to Ussher the world was created in 4004 BC.Over the centuries many scholars have tried to date the events in the Bible and thus establish the date of the Creation. James Ussher ...