William Robertson-Smith

1845 - 1894

Scholar of Oriental and Biblical Studies. After training for the ministry, he became Professor at Aberdeen University. However, he was charged with heresy, and dismissed from his job, after questioning the validity of parts of the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. Became editor of Encyclopaedia Britannica and Professor of Arabic at Cambridge. Today historical criticism of the bible is considered valid by scholars.

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