Gwendolyn Leick

Gwendolyn Leick (25 February 1951 – 19 November 2022) was an Austrian-born British historian and Assyriologist who wrote multiple books and encyclopedias in English about ancient Mesopotamia.

Early life Gwendolyn Leick was born on 25 February 1951 in Oberaichwald, Austria, to parents Reginald and Herta Leick. Her father was a physician and her mother was a social worker. ).

Personal life and death Leick took up Olympic weightlifting at the age of 52 and was a three-time world champion. She was the subject of a documentary, Gwendolyn (2017), directed by Ruth Kaaserer, which followed Leick during her preparations for the 2012 European Masters Weightlifting Championships in Azerbaijan.

Leick died on 19 November 2022, at the age of 71.