Thorkild Jacobsen
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Thorkild Jacobsen was a prominent Danish Assyriologist renowned for his influential research on ancient Mesopotamian history, language, and religion.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyriologist
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Danish person ⓘ historian of the ancient Near East ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Guggenheim Fellowship ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 20th century ⓘ |
| citizenship | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1904-06-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-05-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Chicago
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University of Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Harvard University
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University of Chicago ⓘ |
| familyName | Jacobsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Akkadian language
NERFINISHED
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Assyriology ⓘ Sumerian language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumerology ⓘ ancient Mesopotamian history ⓘ ancient Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Thorkild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Danish
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English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Oriental Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Thorkild Jacobsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Danish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interpretation of Mesopotamian myth and religion
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research on Sumerian and Akkadian texts ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Harps that Once...
NERFINISHED
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The Sumerian King List NERFINISHED ⓘ The Treasures of Darkness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Assyriologist
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historian ⓘ philologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bradenton, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Oriental Institute
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professor at Harvard University ⓘ professor at the University of Chicago ⓘ |
| studies |
Mesopotamian kingship
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Mesopotamian religion ⓘ ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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