George Livingston Robinson

Who was George Livingston Robinson?

George Livingston Robinson was a noted author, biblical scholar, explorer, and lecturer.

He was born in West Hebron, New York to William Robinson and Mary Robinson. He earned his undergraduate and an advanced degree at Princeton University. He traveled to Europe and the Levant extensively. He met his wife, Jessie Harvey, and was married in Egypt. He received his doctorate in Ancient languages at Berlin University. He accepted instructor positions at Knox College, Toronto and Beirut College in Beirut. While working as the Director of the School of Oriental Research in Jerusalem, he had an opportunity to explore many ancient sites in the Holy Land. He was credited with recognizing the religious significance of the High Place at Petra, an Iron Age sacrificial altar dating to biblical times. He was also one of a select few Western scholars to be granted permission by the Caliph to visit the Cave of Macpelah.

He spent his later years as a professor of Theology at the University of Chicago. He was fluent in Latin, German, Hebrew, Classic Greek, and Assyrian cuneiform. He composed and published the psalm "Reflections".