William Robertson Smith
Deceased Q461733

William Robertson Smith

Scottish orientalist and minister of the Free Church of Scotland (1846–1894)

Born: November 8, 1846 (1846) · Aberdeenshire
Died: March 31, 1894 (1894) · Cambridge
Age at death: 47 years
Cause of death: tuberculosis
Manner of death: natural causes
Nationality United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupation writer, university teacher, physicist, theologian, anthropologist, linguist, librarian, archaeologist, historian of religion, biblical scholar
Education University of Edinburgh, University of Aberdeen
Employer University of Cambridge
Gender male

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