William Robertson Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Robertson Smith

Scottish orientalist and minister of the Free Church of Scotland

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1846

Place of Birth: Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 31-Mar-1894

Profession: writer, physicist, librarian, theologian, university teacher, archaeologist, anthropologist, linguist, historian of religion

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

William Robertson Smith (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.