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RAWLINSON, GEORGE (1812-1902)

This article appears in Volume V22, Page 928 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: PYR-RAY
RAWLINSON, GEORGE (1812-1902) , English scholar and historian, was born at Chadlington, Oxfordshire, on the 23rd
November 1812, being the younger brother of Sir
Henry
 
Rawlinson (q.v.). Having taken his degree at Oxford (from
Trinity College) in 1838, he was elected to a fellowship at Exeter College in 1840, of which from 1842 to 1846 he was fellow and tutor. He was ordained in 1841; was Hampton lecturer in 1859, and Camden professor of ancient history from 1861 to 1889. In 1872 he was appointed canon of Canterbury, and after 1888 he was
rector
  of All Hallows, Lombard Street. In 1873 he was appointed proctor in Convocation for the Chapter of Canterbury. He married Louisa, daughter of Sir R. A. Chermside, in 1846. His
chief
  publications are his translation of the History of Herodotus (in collaboration with Sir
Henry
  Rawlinson and Sir Gardner Wilkinson), 18586o; The Five
Great
  Monarchies, of the Ancient Eastern World, 186267; The
Sixth
 
Great
  Oriental Monarchy (Parthian), 1873; The Seventh Great Oriental Monarchy (Sassanian), 1875;
Manual
  of Ancient History, 1869; Historical Illustrations of the Old Testament, 1871; The Origin of Nations, 1877; History of Ancient Egypt, 1881; Egypt and Babylon, 1885; History of Phoenicia, 1889;
Parthia
 , 1893; Memoir of Major-General Sir H. C. Rawlinson, 1898. He was a contributor to the Speaker's Commentary, the Pulpit Commentary,
Smith
 's Dictionary of the Bible, and various similar publications; and he was the author of the article " Herodotus
in the 9th edition of the Ency. Brit. He died on the 7th of October 1902.


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