# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/archibald-sayce
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:25:17.791Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/archibald-sayce"
name: "Archibald Sayce"
slug: "archibald-sayce"
description: "Archibald Henry Sayce was a pioneer British Assyriologist and linguist, who held a chair as Professor of Assyriology at the University of Oxford from 1891 to 1919. He was able to write in at least twenty ancient and modern languages, and was known for his emphasis on the importance of archaeological and monumental evidence in linguistic research. He was a contributor to articles in the 9th, 10th and 11th editions of the Encyclopædia Britannica."
tagline: "British Assyriologist and linguist (1845–1933)"
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  isoCode: "GB"
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birthDate: "1845-09-25"
deathDate: "1933-02-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump