William Robertson Smith
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1846 – 1894
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Who was William Robertson Smith?
William Robertson Smith FRSE 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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- Born
- Nov 8, 1846
Keig - Also known as
- W. Robertson Smith
- Nationality
- Scotland
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Aberdeen
- Died
- Mar 31, 1894
Cambridge
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on July 23, 2013
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