Ramsay, William Mitchell, Sir, 1851-1939

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Sir William Mitchell Ramsay was an and New Testament scholar. He was the foremost authority of his day on the history of Asia Minor, and a leading scholar in the study of the New Testament. Ramsay was educated in the Tübingen school of thought which doubted the reliability of the New Testament, but his extensive archaeological and historical studies convinced him of its historical accuracy. From the post of Professor of Classical Art and Architecture at Oxford, he was appointed Regius Professor of Humanity at Aberdeen.

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Glasgow SCT GB
Bournemouth ENG GB
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Archeologist
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Birth 1851-03-15

Death 1939-04-20

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