Samuel Noah Kramer

Samuel Noah Kramer
Samuel Noah Kramer
Born(1897-09-28)September 28, 1897
Zhashkiv, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedNovember 26, 1990(1990-11-26) (aged 93)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Samuel Noah Kramer (September 28, 1897 – November 26, 1990) 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.

Among scholars, his work is considered transformative for the field of Sumerian history.[1] His popular book History Begins at Sumer made Sumerian literature accessible to the general public.

  1. ^ Sjöberg 1994, p. 171.