Archibald Sayce
Archibald Sayce | |
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Sayce in 1911 | |
| Born | Archibald Henry Sayce 25 September 1845 Shirehampton, England |
| Died | 4 February 1933 (aged 87) Bath, Somerset, England |
| Occupation(s) | Assyriologist and linguist |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Grosvenor College, Bath; The Queen's College, Oxford |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Assyriology; Linguistics |
| Institutions | University of Oxford |
Archibald Henry Sayce FRAS (25 September 1845 – 4 February 1933) was a pioneer British Assyriologist and linguist, who held a chair as Professor of Assyriology at the University of Oxford from 1891 to 1919. He was able to write in at least twenty ancient and modern languages, and was known for his emphasis on the importance of archaeological and monumental evidence in linguistic research. He was a contributor to articles in the 9th, 10th and 11th editions of the Encyclopædia Britannica.