James Kinnier Wilson

James Kinnier Wilson (born London, 27 November 1921) is a British Assyriologist. He was Eric Yarrow Lecturer, from 1955 until 1989,[1] and is Emeritus Fellow, Wolfson College, Cambridge.[2]

Life

The youngest son of the neurologist Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson,[3] he has combined a skill in reconstructing Mesopotamian legends and epics with an enduring interest in the study of the organic and mental diseases of ancient Mesopotamia.

University career

Publications

Selected chapters and articles

References

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