George Smith
(English: George Smith)
(26 March 1840 − 19 August 1876)
English Assyriologist (1840-1876), originally a banknote engraver, who became an assistant at the British Museum. He gained renown through The Chaldean Account of Genesis and conducted three expeditions to Assyrian sites in 1873-1876. His History of Babylonia was published posthumously in 1877. (BCW 3:530-531).
The bibliography cites The History of Babylonia, edited by A. H. Sayce (1877). (BCW 4:665).
Bibliographical references include: The Chaldean Account of Genesis, containing the description of the creation, the fall of man, etc. etc.; from the cuneiform inscriptions. London: S. Low and Rivington, 1876; New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co. 1876; new ed. 1880. 8vo (BCW 8:475).
Some links:
- Quotes: Zirkoff, Boris
- CTD article in Russian: Смит, Джордж
- Other resources: Russian BTS: card data
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Lifetime: 1840-1876
Shortly: English Assyriologist (1840-1876), originally a banknote engraver, who became an assistant at the Br...