1846 - 1894
William Robertson Smith Scottish Linguist
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| First Name |
William
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| Middle Name |
Robertson
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| Last Name |
Smith
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| Birthday |
8th November, 1846
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| Birthplace |
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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| Died |
31st March, 1894
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| Place of Death |
Cambridge, England
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Nationality |
Scottish
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| Occupation Text |
Minister of religion, theologian, Semitic scholar
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| Occupation |
Linguist
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William Robertson Smith FRSE (8 November 1846 – 31 March 1894) was a Scottish orientalist, Old Testament scholar, professor of divinity, and minister of the Free Church of Scotland. He was an editor of the Encyclopædia Britannica and contributor to the Encyclopaedia Biblica. He is also known for his book Religion of the Semites, which is considered a foundational text in the comparative study of religion.
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