George Smith (sejarawan)
George Smith (26 Maret 1840 – 19 Agustus 1876) adalah seorang pelopor Asiriolog Inggris yang pertama kali menemukan dan menerjemahkan Wiracarita Gilgames, salah satu karya sastra tertua yang diketahui.[1]
| George Smith | |
|---|---|
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| Lahir | 26 Maret 1840 Chelsea, London, Inggris |
| Meninggal | 19 Agustus 1876 (umur 36) Aleppo, Suriah |
| Kebangsaan | Inggris |
| Dikenal atas | Menemukan dan menerjemahkanWiracarita Gilgames |
| Karier ilmiah | |
| Bidang | Asiriologi |
| Institusi | British Museum |
Referensi
sunting- David Damrosch. The Buried Book: The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh (2007). ISBN 978-0-8050-8029-2. Ch 1–2 (80 pages) of Smith's life, includes new-found evidence about Smith's death.
- C. W. Ceram [Kurt W. Marek] (1967), Gods, Graves and Scholars: The Story of Archeology, trans. E. B. Garside and Sophie Wilkins, 2nd ed. New York: Knopf, 1967. See chapter 22.
Catatan
sunting- ^ Barry Hoberman, " B[iblical] Archaeologist] Portrait: George Smith (1840–1876) Pioneer Assyriologist", The Biblical Archaeologist 46.1 (Winter 1983), pp. 41–42.