Edward Hincks

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Edward Hincks was a 19th-century Irish clergyman and scholar renowned for his pioneering work in deciphering cuneiform script and advancing the study of Assyriology.

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instanceOf Assyriologist
Irish clergyman
human
philologist
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts
Master of Arts
areaOfExpertise Semitic languages
ancient Near Eastern scripts
birthDate 1792-08-19
birthPlace Cork
County Cork
Ireland
centuryOfActivity 19th century
contemporaryOf Henry Rawlinson
Julius Oppert
linked to: Jules Oppert
contributedTo decipherment of Akkadian cuneiform
decipherment of Old Persian cuneiform
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
deathDate 1866-12-03
educatedAt Trinity College Dublin
familyName Hincks
fieldOfWork Assyriology
Egyptology
cuneiform studies
givenName Edward
knownFor contributions to Assyriology
decipherment of cuneiform script
study of Akkadian
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Church of Ireland
name Edward Hincks
notableWork papers on cuneiform inscriptions
studies on the Behistun Inscription
occupation Assyriologist
biblical scholar
clergyman
placeOfDeath County Down
Ireland
Killyleagh
positionHeld Rector of Killyleagh
clergyman in the Church of Ireland
religion Anglicanism
workLocation County Down
Ireland
Killyleagh

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Assyriology hasNotableFigure Edward Hincks
Georg Friedrich Grotefend influenced Edward Hincks
Edward Hincks name Edward Hincks