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Samuel Noah Kramer

American Assyriologist (1897-1990) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 93

Samuel Noah Kramer was one of the world's leading Assyriologists, an expert in Sumerian history and Sumerian language. After high school, he attended Temple University, before Dropsie University and the University of Pennsylvania, all in Philadelphia.

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1990Died26 November 19901963Athenaeum Literary AwardAward1956Athenaeum Literary AwardAward1937Guggenheim FellowshipAward1897Born28 September 1897

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Awards

Athenaeum Literary Award1963
Athenaeum Literary Award1956
Guggenheim Fellowship1937

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1897 to 1990 · aged 93