Identifier
http://viaf.org/viaf/27454515
Biographical Text
Lyon created the Semitic Museum at Harvard University in 1889 as the "Semitic Collection" to enhance the teaching of semitic languages at Harvard.
Birth Date
1852-5-24
Birthplace
Benton, Alabama, USA
Death Date
1935-12-4
Occupation
Professor at Harvard University; Hollis Professor of Divinity 1882-1910; Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages 1910-20
Bibliography
Keilschrifttext Sargons, 1882 (doctoral thesis)
Dawson and Uphill, "Who Was Who in Egyptology," accessed January 28th 2015
Notable Family Members
Dr. Isaac Lyon, father
TEI tag
Lyon_David_Gordon
Abbreviated Biography
Assyriologist, Professor of Hebrew and other Oriental languages, excavated Samaria. Photographed the 'Beduin' on the Nile. Founded Harvard Semitic Museum.
Citation
Citation
“Lyon, David Gordon,” The Emma B. Andrews Diary Project, accessed December 24, 2024, http://emmabandrews.org/project/items/show/15.