Background
Source: Wikipedia
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 (19 October 1856 – 3 March 1942) was a Scottish theologian. He was the Principal of the University of Aberdeen between 1909 and 1935 and an important figure in the United Free Church of Scotland. His magnum opus was The Historical Geography of the Holy Land, published in 26 editions between 1894 and 1935.
