William Robertson Smith (8 November 1846 – 31 March 1894) was a Scottish orientalist, Old Testament scholar, professor of divinity, and minister of the Free Church of Scotland. He was an editor of the Encyclopædia Britannica and contributor to the Encyclopaedia Biblica. He is also known for his book Religion of the Semites, which is considered a foundational text in the comparative study of religion. (From Wikipedia) More about W. Robertson Smith:
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14 additional books about W. Robertson Smith in the extended shelves: Brother Scots (Constable and company ltd., 1927), by Donald Carswell (page images at HathiTrust)
The life of William Robertson Smith. (A. and C. Black, 1912), by J. Sutherland Black and George William Chrystal (page images at HathiTrust)
Lectures on the philosophy of law. Together with Whewell and Hegel, and Hegel and Mr. W. R. Smith, a vindication in a physico-mathematical regard. (Longmans, Green & co., 1873), by James Hutchison Stirling (page images at HathiTrust)
Report of the speeches : delivered at a meeting of Free Church office-bearers who disapproved of the action of the Commission in the case of Prof. W. Robertson Smith, held in the Christian Institute, Glasgow, Friday, December 3d, 1880. (printed by W.G. Blackie, 1881) (page images at HathiTrust)
An examination of articles contributed by W. Robertson Smith to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, the Expositor, and the British quarterly review : in relation to the truth, inspiration, and authority of the Holy Scriptures (Edinburgh : J. Gemmell, 1877., 1877), by John Montgomery (page images at HathiTrust)
Professor Smith on the Bible : and Dr. Marcus Dods on inspiration. (Edinburgh : J. Greig, 1877., 1877), by James Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
The Bible on the rock : a letter to Principal Rainy, on his speech in the Free Church Commission, and on Professor W.R. Smith's article in the 'Encyclopaedia Britannica' (Edinburgh : J. Gemmell, 1877., 1877), by Robert Wilson (page images at HathiTrust)
Communications on the case of Professor Robertson Smith : in the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland, held at Glasgow in 1878 (Edinburgh : J. Maclaren, 1879., 1879), by Henry Wellwood Moncreiff, W. Robertson Smith, and Free Church of Scotland. General Assembly (page images at HathiTrust)
Why I still believe that Moses wrote Deuteronomy : some reflections after reading Professor Robertson Smith's Additional answer to the libel. (Edinburgh : Maclaren and Mancniven, 1878., 1878), by George Cunninghame Monteath Douglas (page images at HathiTrust)
The action of the commission of assembly in Professor Smith's case : explained and vindicated (Glasgow : David Bryce, 1881., 1881), by John Adam (page images at HathiTrust)
Free Church of Scotland : Assembly papers, part II : case of Rev. Professor Smith : case of Rev. Marcus Dods, D.D. (Edinburgh : Printed for the General Assembly by John Greig, 1878., 1878), by Free Church of Scotland. General Assembly (page images at HathiTrust)
The Bible in the furnace : a review of Prof. W.R. Smith's article "Bible" in the "Encyclopaedia Britannica" (Edinburgh : Maclaren & Macniven, 1877., 1877), by Charles John Whitmore (page images at HathiTrust)
The libel against Professor William Robertson Smith : report of proceedings in the Free Church Presbytery of Aberdeen, February 14, to March 14, 1878 : with form of libel. (Aberdeen : Alexander Murray, 1878., 1878), by Free Church of Scotland. Presbytery of Aberdeen (page images at HathiTrust)
The action of the Free Church Commission ultra vires : a reply to the "Action of the Commission explained and vindicated by the Rev. J. Adam, D.D." (Glascow : Blackie & Son, 1881., 1881), by W. G. Blackie (page images at HathiTrust)
Books by W. Robertson Smith: Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894, ed.: The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature (9th edition, 24 volumes plus 25th index volume; Edinburgh: A. and C. Black, 1875-1889), also ed. by T. Spencer Baynes (page images at National Library of Scotland) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894, ed.: The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature (9th edition, 24 volumes plus 25th index volume; New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1878-1889), also ed. by T. Spencer Baynes (multiple formats at archive.org and HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894, contrib.: The Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature: The R. S. Peale Reprint, With New Maps and Original American Articles by Eminent Writers, With American Revisions and Additions (American revision of the 9th Britannica edition; 25 volumes; Chicago: The Werner Co., 1893), also contrib. by W. H. De Puy and T. Spencer Baynes (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Lectures on the Religion of the Semites: The Fundamental Institutions (London: Adam and Charles Black, 1894) (PDF at ETANA) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894, contrib.: Prolegomena to the History of Israel, With a Reprint of the Article "Israel" from the "Encyclopaedia Britannica", by Julius Wellhausen, trans. by J. Sutherland Black and Allan Menzies (Gutenberg text) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894, contrib.: Prolegomena to the History of Israel, With a Reprint of the Article "Israel" from the "Encyclopaedia Britannica" (Edinburgh: A. and C. Black, 1885), by Julius Wellhausen, trans. by J. Sutherland Black and Allan Menzies
Additional books by W. Robertson Smith in the extended shelves: Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Additional answer to the libel : With some account of the evidence that parts of the pentateuchal law are later than the time of Moses. (David Douglas, 1878) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Additional answer to the libel : with some account of the evidence that parts of the pentateuchal law are later than the time of Moses. (Edinburgh : D. Douglas, 1878., 1878) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Answer to the amended libel (Edinburgh : D. Douglas, 1879., 1879) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Answer to the form of libel : now before the Free Church Presbytery of Aberdeen (D. Douglas, 1878) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Answer to the form of libel : now before the Free Church Presbytery of Aberdeen (Edinburgh : David Douglas ... [etc.], 1878., 1878), also by Free Church of Scotland (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The authorship and date of the books of Moses considered with special reference to Professor Smith's view. (Aberdeen : L. Smith, 1878., 1878), also by William Paul (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The Commission of Assembly : and Professor R. Smith's reply to the Committee's report (Edinburgh : J. Maclaren, 1881., 1881), also by James Innes and Free Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Communications on the case of Professor Robertson Smith : in the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland, held at Glasgow in 1878 (Edinburgh : J. Maclaren, 1879., 1879), also by Henry Wellwood Moncreiff and Free Church of Scotland. General Assembly (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Comparative grammar of the Semitic languages. (University Press, 1890), also by William Wright (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Dictionary of the Bible : comprising its antiquities, biography, geography and natural history (S. S. Scranton, 1896) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Die religion der Simiten (Mohr, 1899) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Encyclopædia Britannica (Werner, 1903), also by T. Spencer Baynes and D. O. Kellogg (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature. (Werner, 1902), also by T. Spencer Baynes and D. O. Kellogg (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The Encyclopædia Britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature: new maps and many original American articles by eminent authors. With new American supplement (The Werner Co., 1899), also by D. O. Kellogg and T. Spencer Baynes (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: A grammar of the Arabic language (University press, 1896), also by C. P. Caspari, M. J. de Goeje, and William Wright (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Kinship & marriage in early Arabia (AMS Press, 1979), also by Stanley Arthur Cook and Ignác Goldziher (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Kinship and marriage in early Arabia (At the university press, 1885) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Kinship and marriage in early Arabia. (Adam and Charles Black, 1903), also by Stanley Arthur Cook and Ignác Goldziher (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Kinship and marriage in early Arabia (University Press, 1885), also by Joseph Carne Ross (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Kinship and marriage in early Arabia (A. and C. Black, 1907), also by Ignác Goldziher and Stanley Arthur Cook (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Kinship and marriage in early Arabia. (Beacon Press, 1963), also by Ignác Goldziher and Stanley Arthur Cook (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Lectures & essays of William Robertson Smith (A. and C. Black, 1912), also by George William Chrystal and J. Sutherland Black (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Lectures & essays of William Robertson Smith (Adam and Charles Black, 1912), also by George W. Chrystal and J. Sutherland Black (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Lectures and essays (A. and C. Black, 1912), also by George William Chrystal and J. Sutherland Black (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Lectures on the religion of the Semites. (A. & C. Black, 1894) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Lectures on the religion of the Semites. (London : A. & C. Black, 1894., 1894) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Lectures on the religion of the Semites. First series. The fundamental institutions. (A. and C. Black, 1889) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Lectures on the religion of the Semites. First series. The fundamental institutions. (Appleton, 1889) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Lectures on the religion of the Semites. First series; The fundamental institutions (A. and C. Black, 1914) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Lectures on the religion of the Semites. First series. The fundamental institutions. (A. and C. Black, 1901) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Lectures on the religion of the Semites : the fundamental institutions (Macmillan, 1927) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Letters from the Red Beech : six letters by a layman to a minister of the Free Church of Scotland on the canon, the pulpit, and criticism (Edinburgh : John Maclaren, [1880], 1880), also by A. Taylor Innes (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Modern criticism : being an examination of the speech delivered by Professor Robertson Smith at the meeting of the Commission of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland, on the 27th October, 1880 (Glasgow : David Bryce, 1881., 1881), also by George Macaulay (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Moses and the prophets : the Old Testament in the Jewish church (Hurst & Company, 1891), also by William Henry Green, A. Kuenen, and Robert Carter & Brothers (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Moses and the prophets : The Old Testament in the Jewish church, by Prof. W. Robertson Smith : The prophets and prophecy in Israel, by Dr. A. Kuenen : and The prophets of Israel, by W. Robertson Smith, LL.D. (Robert Carter and Brothers, 1891), also by William Henry Green and Abraham Kuenen (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The new criticism and the analogy of the faith : a reply to lectures by W. Robertson Smith on the Old Testament in the Jewish Church ... (Edinburgh : T.&T. Clark, 1882., 1882), also by Robert Watts (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The Old Testament in the Jewish church: a course of lectures on Biblical criticism (A. and C. Black, 1892) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The Old Testament in the Jewish church : a course of lectures on Biblical criticism (A. and C. Black, 1908) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The Old Testament in the Jewish church; a course of lectures on Biblical criticism (A. and C. Black, 1902) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The Old Testament in the Jewish Church; a course of lectures on Biblical criticism (A. and C. Black, 1892) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The Old Testament in the Jewish church; a course of lectures on Biblical criticism (A. and C. Black, 1892) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The Old Testament in the Jewish church; a course of lectures on Biblical criticism (D. Appleton & co., 1892) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The Old Testament in the Jewish church; a course of lectures on Biblical criticism (A. and C. Black, 1907) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The Old Testament in the Jewish church : a course of lectures on Biblical criticism (New York : D. Appleton, 1892., 1892) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The Old Testament in the Jewish church; a course of lectures on Biblical criticism. (London : Black, 1895., 1895) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The Old Testament in the Jewish church; twelve lectures on Biblical criticism (D. Appleton and Company, 1881) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The Old Testament in the Jewish church; twelve lectures on Biblical criticism (A. and C. Black, 1881) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The Old Testament in the Jewish church : twelve lectures on Biblical criticism (D. Appleton, 1882) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: An open letter to Principal Rainy. (Edinburgh : D. Douglas, 1880., 1880), also by Robert Rainy (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Professor Smith's new plea and the Presbytery's procedure : being the substance of a speech delivered in the Free Synod of Aberdeen, 14th October, 1879 (Edinburgh : James Gemmell, 1879., 1879), also by James Smith (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The prophets of Israel and their place in history. (AMS Press, 1982) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The prophets of Israel and their place in history to the close of the eighth century B. C. (A. and C. Black, 1895), also by T. K. Cheyne (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The prophets of Israel and their place in history to the close of the eighth century B. C. (A. and C. Black, 1907), also by T. K. Cheyne (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The prophets of Israel and their place in history to the close of the eighth century, B. C.; eight lectures by W. Robertson Smith. (A. and C. Black, 1882) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The prophets of Israel and their place in history to the close of the eighth century B.C. (A. and C. Black, 1919), also by T. K. Cheyne (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The prophets of Israel and their place in history to the close of the eighth century B.C. (Adam and Charles Black, 1902), also by T. K. Cheyne (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The prophets of Israel and their place in history : to the close of the eighth century B.C. (Adam & Charles Black, 1895) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The prophets of Israel and their place in history to the close of the eighth century B.C. (A. and C. Black, 1919) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The prophets of Israel and their place in history to the close of the eighth century B.C. (London : A. and C. Black, 1897., 1897), also by T. K. Cheyne (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The prophets of Israel and their place in history to the close of the eighth century B.C. eight lectures (D. Appleton, 1882) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The prophets of Israel and their place in history to the close of the eighth century B.C. : Eight lectures. (D. Appleton and co., 1895) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The prophets of Israel and their place in history to the close of the eighth century, B.C.; eight lectures. (Appleton, 1892) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Religion of the Semites. (Adam and Charles Black, 1894) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The religion of the Semites; the fundamental insitutions. (Meridian Books, 1956) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: A reply to Professor Robertson Smith including a vindication of Protestant theology, a critique on "the newer criticism", and some important hints on the integration of Bible truth, the mystery of the divine names and of the Elohistic and Jehovistic styles of sacred scripture (s.n.], 1882), also by P. Melville (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The Robertson Smith case : recorded reasons and imputed motives of the Free Church leaders (Edinburgh : Printed by the Ballantyne Press, 1882., 1882), also by John Watson (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: The Smith heresy case ... (1877) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Speech delivered at a special meeting of the Commission of Assembly of the Free Church, on 27th October 1880. To which are appended report of committee appointed by the Commission in August to examine the writings of Professor Smith and reasons of dissent from that report given in by Professor Lindsay and others. (Edinburgh : Macniven & Wallace, [1880?], 1880) (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Thoughts on the Aberdeen case (Edinburgh : John Maclaren, 1880., 1880), also by Benjamin Robert Bell (page images at HathiTrust) Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894: Uncritical criticism : a review of Professor W. Robertson Smith's Commission speech (Edinburgh : J. Maclaren & son, [between 1870 and 1879?], in the 1870s), also by James Sime (page images at HathiTrust)
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