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William Robertson Smith

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

  • Fame48.8
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  • Wikipedia834
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Lived 1846–1894, aged 48
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  • Wikipedia
    22 languages
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  • Era
    1846–1894
    Aged 48
  • Awards
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Updated 2026-06-20

William Robertson Smith 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.

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  • Wilyam Robertson Smit
    wikipedia · tt.wikipedia.org
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    wikipedia · ar.wikipedia.org
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    wikipedia · arz.wikipedia.org
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