Smith, William Robertson (Minister of the Free Church of Scotland, Professor of Divinity and Old Testament Scholar) (1846-1894)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1846-11-08 - 1894-03-31
Biography
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.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Papers of John Sutherland Black (1846-1923)
Fonds
Identifier: MS BL
Scope and Contents
Notebook containing writings of Rev. William Robertson Smith, compiled by John Sutherland Black.
Dates:
1896-1906
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections