William Robertson Smith Writer

William Robertson Smith FRSE (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.

Personal facts

Birth date	November 08, 1846
Birth place	Aberdeenshire , Keig
Nationality	Scotland
Date of death	March 31, 1894
Place of death	Cambridge
Education	New College Edinburgh