Theodore Henry Robinson
British orientalist and author, 1881-1964
About Theodore Henry Robinson
Lived 1881 – 1964 (aged 82). Theodore Henry Robinson was a university teacher, scholar and writer.
Theodore Henry Robinson (1881–1964) was a British biblical scholar who became professor of Semitic languages at University College, Cardiff.
Life Robinson was born in Edenbridge, Kent, on 9 August 1881 to the Baptist minister W. Venis Robinson and his wife Emily Jane. After studying at St. John's College, Cambridge, Regent's Park Baptist College (then still in London) and Göttingen University, he taught Hebrew and Syriac at Serampore College, Bengal.
In 1915 he was appointed lecturer in Semitic languages in Cardiff, and in 1927 professor. He served as the secretary of the Society for Old Testament Study from 1917 to 1946, and was twice president (1928, 1946).
Awards Honorary doctorates: University of Aberdeen University of Halle-Wittenberg University of Wales British Academy Burkitt Medal
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British orientalist and author, 1881-1964
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Theodore Henry Robinson was born on 9 August 1881 in Edenbridge.
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Theodore Henry Robinson died on 26 June 1964 in Ealing.
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Theodore Henry Robinson was a university teacher, scholar and writer.
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