Samuel Rolles Driver

British academic (1846–1914)
Person human Q5624605
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Samuel Rolles Driver

Summary

Samuel Rolles Driver is a human[1]. He was born on +1846-10-02T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1914-02-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a theologian[4], philologist[5], Hebraist[6], writer[7], and biblical scholar[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Samuel Rolles Driver was born on +1846-10-02T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver was born on +1846-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver died on +1914-02-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver died on +1914-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • A child of Samuel Rolles Driver was Godfrey Rolles Driver[12].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver worked as a theologian[4].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver's professions included philologist[5].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver worked as a Hebraist[6].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver worked as a writer[7].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver's professions included biblical scholar[8].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver's professions included Anglican priest[14].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver's field of work was Hebrew[15].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver's field of work was biblical criticism[16].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver's field of work was lexicography[17].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver was educated at Winchester College[18].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver's education included a stint at New College[19].
  • A notable work attributed to Samuel Rolles Driver is Brown–Driver–Briggs[20].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver received the Fellow of the British Academy[21].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver received the Kennicott Hebrew Scholarship[22].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver was a member of British Academy[23].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[24].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver is recorded as male[25].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Samuel Rolles Driver's Commons category is recorded as Samuel Rolles Driver[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1846-10-02T00:00:00Z[2] and +1846-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].

Education

Educated at Winchester College[18], an independent school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1382[30], headquartered in Winchester[31] and New College[19], a college of the University of Oxford[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1379[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include theologian[4], philologist[5], Hebraist[6], writer[7], biblical scholar[8], and Anglican priest[14]. Fields of work include Hebrew[15], a natural language[35], in Israel[36], founded in -1500[37]; biblical criticism[16]; and lexicography[17], an academic discipline[38].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Samuel Rolles Driver is Brown–Driver–Briggs[20].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the British Academy[21], a fellowship award[39], in United Kingdom[40] and Kennicott Hebrew Scholarship[22], a scholarship[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1830[43].

Personal Life

A child of Samuel Rolles Driver was Godfrey Rolles Driver[12]. His religion is recorded as Anglicanism[24].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1914-02-26T00:00:00Z[3] and +1914-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].

Why It Matters

Samuel Rolles Driver ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Works attributed to him include Brown–Driver–Briggs[45], a dictionary of the Hebrew language[46], written by Francis Brown[47].

FAQs

What did Samuel Rolles Driver do for work?

Samuel Rolles Driver worked as theologian[4], philologist[5], Hebraist[6], writer[7], and biblical scholar[8].

Where did Samuel Rolles Driver go to school?

Samuel Rolles Driver was educated at Winchester College[18] and New College[19].

What awards did Samuel Rolles Driver receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the British Academy[21] and Kennicott Hebrew Scholarship[22].

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  7. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
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  21. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [10] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [11] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  25. [20] . wikidata.org.

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  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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