Margoliouth was born Jessie Payne Smith on 23 February 1856 in Kensington, London, England. Her father was Robert Payne Smith (1818–1895), a theologian and Anglican priest. She was brought up in Oxford and Canterbury. Her father taught her Syriac and lexicography. She assisted her father with the Thesaurus Syriacus (a Syriac to Latin dictionary), and, following his death, she saw it through to completion in 1901. She also abridged and translated the Thesaurus Syriacus into English in 1903 as A compendious Syriac Dictionary (Syriac to English). She also published a Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith in 1927, adding 345 pages of new entries.[1]
On 25 April 1896, she married David Samuel Margoliouth, Laudian Professor of Arabic at the University of Oxford. They had a happy marriage but did not have any children.[1]
Margoliouth was a devout Christian. She was active with the Archbishop of Canterbury's Mission to the Assyrian Christians from the 1880s. The mission's aims were to strengthen the faith and religious practice of Assyrian Christians, explicitly not to convert others to Christianity. In 1913, she jointly edited with the Reverend F. N. Heazell an account of the mission titled Kurds and Christians.[1][2]
Margoliouth died on 18 August 1933 in Boars Hill, Oxfordshire. She was buried Hoop Lane Cemetery, Golders Green, London.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdefghTaylor, D. G. K. "Margoliouth [née Smith], Jessie Payne (1856–1933)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/58372. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^Heazell, F. N.; Payne Smith, J., eds. (1911). Kurds and Christians. London: W. Gardner, Darton & Co.
^"OXFORD SUFFRAGE WOMEN" (PDF). Women at Oxford: 1878 - 1920. University of Oxford. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
External linksedit
J. Payne Smith, ed., A compendious Syriac Dictionary, 1903 Wikicommons
D. G. K. Taylor, ‘Margoliouth , Jessie Payne (1856–1933)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 4 Feb 2008
April 11, 2024
jessie, payne, margoliouth, née, smith, february, 1856, august, 1933, british, syriac, scholar, campaigner, women, suffrage, bornjessie, payne, smith23, february, 1856kensington, london, englanddied18, august, 1933, 1933, aged, boars, hill, oxfordshire, englan. Jessie Payne Margoliouth nee Smith 23 February 1856 18 August 1933 was a British Syriac scholar and campaigner for women s suffrage 1 Jessie Payne MargoliouthBornJessie Payne Smith23 February 1856Kensington London EnglandDied18 August 1933 1933 08 18 aged 77 Boars Hill Oxfordshire EnglandNationalityBritishOccupation s Syriac scholar and lexicographerNotable workThesaurus Syriacus 1901 A Compendious Syriac Dictionary 1903 Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R Payne Smith 1927 SpouseDavid Samuel Margoliouth m 1896 wbr ParentRobert Payne Smith father Biography editMargoliouth was born Jessie Payne Smith on 23 February 1856 in Kensington London England Her father was Robert Payne Smith 1818 1895 a theologian and Anglican priest She was brought up in Oxford and Canterbury Her father taught her Syriac and lexicography She assisted her father with the Thesaurus Syriacus a Syriac to Latin dictionary and following his death she saw it through to completion in 1901 She also abridged and translated the Thesaurus Syriacus into English in 1903 as A compendious Syriac Dictionary Syriac to English She also published a Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R Payne Smith in 1927 adding 345 pages of new entries 1 On 25 April 1896 she married David Samuel Margoliouth Laudian Professor of Arabic at the University of Oxford They had a happy marriage but did not have any children 1 Margoliouth was a devout Christian She was active with the Archbishop of Canterbury s Mission to the Assyrian Christians from the 1880s The mission s aims were to strengthen the faith and religious practice of Assyrian Christians explicitly not to convert others to Christianity In 1913 she jointly edited with the Reverend F N Heazell an account of the mission titled Kurds and Christians 1 2 Margoliouth was a strong supporter of women s suffrage 1 From 1904 to 1916 she was the first chair of the Oxford Women s Suffrage Society a member of the National Union of Women s Suffrage Societies it was founded in 1904 and initially met in her drawing room 1 3 She was also the founding chair of the Oxford branch of the Church League for Women s Suffrage serving from 1910 until 1913 1 Margoliouth died on 18 August 1933 in Boars Hill Oxfordshire She was buried Hoop Lane Cemetery Golders Green London 1 References edit a b c d e f g h Taylor D G K Margoliouth nee Smith Jessie Payne 1856 1933 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 58372 Subscription or UK public library membership required Heazell F N Payne Smith J eds 1911 Kurds and Christians London W Gardner Darton amp Co OXFORD SUFFRAGE WOMEN PDF Women at Oxford 1878 1920 University of Oxford Retrieved 27 November 2022 External links editJ Payne Smith ed A compendious Syriac Dictionary 1903 Wikicommons D G K Taylor Margoliouth Jessie Payne 1856 1933 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 accessed 4 Feb 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jessie Payne Margoliouth amp oldid 1167718403, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
