Note in particular that this George Smith is to be distinguished from George Smith (Assyriologist) (1840–1876) who researched in some overlapping areas.
Sir George Adam SmithFRSE,FBA (19 October 1856 – 3 March 1942) was a Scottish theologian.
He died at home, "Sweethillocks" in Balerno south-west of Edinburgh on 3 March 1942. He is buried with his wife and children in the north-east corner of Currie Cemetery in south-west Edinburgh.[citation needed]
Family
In 1889 he married Alice Lillian Buchanan (1866-1949), daughter of Sir George Buchanan MD FRS.[13] They had seven children:
The Kirk in Scotland 1560 – 1929 (with John Buchan) (1930)
The Legacy of Israel (with others) (1944)
The Book of the Twelve Prophets (1906)
Bibliography
Iain D. Campbell, Fixing the Indemnity: The Life and Work of Sir George Adam Smith (1856-1942) (Carlyle, Paternoster Press, 2004) (Paternoster Theological Monographs - PTM).
^(PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^Bruce, Alexander Balmain (1896). "The Rev. George Adam Smith, D.D., Professor of Hebrew in the Free Church College, Glasgow, Scotland". The Biblical World. 8 (1): 1–7. doi:10.1086/471902. JSTOR 3140304. S2CID 144129947.
^(PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^These facts of his life are largely drawn from S.A. Cook,'George Adam Smith 1856-1942', Proceedings of the British Academy, vol.xxviii (London: Oxford University Press).
^(PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Smith, George Adam". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 261.
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For other people named George Smith see George Smith disambiguation Note in particular that this George Smith is to be distinguished from George Smith Assyriologist 1840 1876 who researched in some overlapping areas Sir George Adam Smith FRSE FBA 19 October 1856 3 March 1942 was a Scottish theologian George Adam Smith in 1895 Queen s Cross Church Aberdeen The grave of George Adam Smith Currie Churchyard Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 Works 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External linksLife EditHe was born in Calcutta where his father George Smith C I E was then Principal of the Doveton College a boys school in Madras 1 His mother was Janet Colquhoun Smith nee Adam 2 By 1870 the family had returned to Scotland and were living at Scagore House in Seafield Edinburgh He was educated at Edinburgh in the Royal High School 1 He then studied Divinity at the University of Edinburgh and the New College graduating MA in 1875 citation needed After studying for summer semesters as a postgraduate at the University of Tubingen 1876 and the University of Leipzig 1878 and travelling in Egypt and Syria He was ordained into the Free Church of Scotland in 1882 and served at the Queen s Cross Free Church in Aberdeen 3 In 1892 he was appointed Professor of Hebrew 4 and Old Testament subjects in the Free Church College at Glasgow In 1900 at its creation he moved from the Free Church of Scotland to the United Free Church of Scotland 1 5 In 1909 he was appointed Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen a post he held until his retirement in 1935 He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1916 and was knighted in the same year 6 He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the United Free Church of Scotland in 1916 17 7 In 1917 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh His proposers were John Horne Cargill Gilston Knott Ben Peach and John Sutherland Black 8 He was appointed a Chaplain in Ordinary to King George V in 1933 9 and reappointed by King Edward VIII 10 and King George VI 11 From 1924 to 1938 he was Patron of the Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen 12 He died at home Sweethillocks in Balerno south west of Edinburgh on 3 March 1942 He is buried with his wife and children in the north east corner of Currie Cemetery in south west Edinburgh citation needed Family EditIn 1889 he married Alice Lillian Buchanan 1866 1949 daughter of Sir George Buchanan MD FRS 13 They had seven children George Buchanan Smith 1890 1915 Robert Dunlop Smith 1892 1917 Lilian May Buchanan Drew 1894 1980 Alick Buchanan Smith Baron Balerno 1898 1984 Kathleen Paget Thomson 1900 1941 married George Paget Thomson Janet Adam Smith 1905 1999 Margaret Buchanan Smith Clarke 1910 2000 Works EditThe Book of Isaiah The Expositor s Bible Vol 1 1888 The Book of Isaiah The Expositor s Bible Vol 2 1890 The Preaching of the Old Testament to the Age 1893 The Historical Geography of the Holy Land 1894 Four Psalms XXIII XXXVI LII CXXI Interpreted for Practical Use 1896 The Book of the Twelve Prophets The Expositor s Bible 2 vols 1896 1898 The Life of Henry Drummond 1899 Modern Criticism and Preaching of the Old Testament 1901 Encyclopaedia Biblica contributor 1903 The Forgiveness of Sins and other Sermons 1905 Jerusalem The Topography Economics and History from the Earliest Times to A D 70 Vol 1 1907 Jerusalem The Topography Economics and History from the Earliest Times to A D 70 Vol 2 1907 The Early Poetry of Israel in its Physical and Social Origins the Schweich Lectures for 1910 War and peace Two Sermons in King s College Chapel University of Aberdeen 1915 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the Holy Land HGHL 1915 1 Syria and the Holy Land 1918 The Book of Deuteronomy in the Revised Version with Introduction and Notes 1918 Our Common Conscience Addresses delivered in America during the Great War 1919 Jeremiah the Baird Lecture for 1922 The Kirk in Scotland 1560 1929 with John Buchan 1930 The Legacy of Israel with others 1944 The Book of the Twelve Prophets 1906 Bibliography EditIain D Campbell Fixing the Indemnity The Life and Work of Sir George Adam Smith 1856 1942 Carlyle Paternoster Press 2004 Paternoster Theological Monographs PTM References Edit a b c Chisholm 1911 George SMITH Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 2002 PDF The Royal Society of Edinburgh July 2006 ISBN 0 902 198 84 X Archived from the original PDF on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 18 July 2018 Bruce Alexander Balmain 1896 The Rev George Adam Smith D D Professor of Hebrew in the Free Church College Glasgow Scotland The Biblical World 8 1 1 7 doi 10 1086 471902 JSTOR 3140304 S2CID 144129947 Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 2002 PDF The Royal Society of Edinburgh July 2006 ISBN 0 902 198 84 X Archived from the original PDF on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 18 July 2018 No 29483 The London Gazette 22 February 1916 pp 1946 1947 These facts of his life are largely drawn from S A Cook George Adam Smith 1856 1942 Proceedings of the British Academy vol xxviii London Oxford University Press Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 2002 PDF The Royal Society of Edinburgh July 2006 ISBN 0 902 198 84 X Archived from the original PDF on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 18 July 2018 No 33983 The London Gazette 3 October 1933 p 6351 No 34306 The London Gazette 20 July 1936 p 4665 No 34376 The London Gazette 2 March 1937 p 1407 Patrons Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen Rev George Adam Smith This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Smith George Adam Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 25 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 261 External links EditWorks by George Adam Smith at Project Gutenberg Works by or about George Adam Smith at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Adam Smith amp oldid 1128998092, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
