H. W. F. Saggs
H. W. F. Saggs | |
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Born | 2 December 1920 |
Died | 31 August 2005 University College, Cardiff | (aged 84)
Doctoral advisor | Sidney Smith |
Henry William Frederick Saggs (2 December 1920 – 31 August 2005) was an
Early life and education
Saggs was born in East Anglia on 2 December 1920. He attended Clacton County High School, following which he went to King's College London where he studied theology, graduating in 1942.[1]
Saggs fought in the
In 1946, he married Joan Butterworth. They had four daughters: Susan, Rachel, Deborah and Caroline.[1]
He began his Assyriological studies at the
Saggs was awarded his PhD degree in 1953 for his dissertation titled A study of city administration in Assyria and Babylonia in the period 705 to 539 B.C.
Career
Saggs has been described as "one of the outstanding
In 1965, Saggs worked at Tell al-Rimah in northern Iraq, and published a business archive of tablets dating from Middle Assyrian.[1]
In 1966, Saggs was invited to take the Chair of Semitic Languages in
Saggs taught at
Later life
Following his retirement, Saggs remained active both academically and in his pursuit of Old Testament studies, becoming a lay reader at Roydon, near Harlow. He published works popularising Assyriology and the history of the ancient Near East.[1]
Saggs died on 31 August 2005.[3] Joan died on 28 October 2011. They are both buried at Holy Trinity, Long Melford.
Honours
Saggs was a Fellow of the
Bibliography
- The Greatness That Was Babylon (1962)
- Everyday Life in Assyria and Babylonia (1965)
- The Might That Was Assyria (1984)
- Civilisation before Greece and Rome (1989)
- The Babylonians (1995)
Saggs also published 14 papers in Iraq, the journal of the British Institute for the Study of Iraq.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Postgate, Nicholas (6 October 2005). "Harry Saggs". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ a b Alan, Millard (2005). "Professor H.W.F. Saggs, BD, MTh, MA, PhD, FSA (1920-2005)". Iraq. 67 (2): vi.
- ^ a b Postgate, Nicholas (November 2005). "Professor H.W.F. Saggs, FSA, FRAS 1920-2005" (PDF). Newsletter (16). British School of Archaeology in Iraq: 4–5.
- ^ a b c Healey, John F. (26 December 2005). "Professor H W F Saggs". The Independent.
- ^ "Search results for : Saggs". British Institute for the Study of Iraq. Retrieved 31 March 2024.