George Smith (Assyriologist)

George Smith
Born(1840-03-26)26 March 1840
Chelsea, Middlesex, England
Died19 August 1876(1876-08-19) (aged 36)
NationalityBritish
Known forDiscovered and translated the Epic of Gilgamesh
Scientific career
FieldsAssyriology
InstitutionsBritish Museum

George Smith (26 March 1840 – 19 August 1876) was a pioneering English Assyriologist who first discovered and translated the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the oldest-known written works of literature.[1]

  1. ^ Barry Hoberman, " B[iblical] Archaeologist Portrait: George Smith (1840–1876) Pioneer Assyriologist", The Biblical Archaeologist 46.1 (Winter 1983), pp. 41–42.