William Wright (missionary)

William Wright (15 January 1837 – 31 July 1899) was an Irish missionary in Damascus and the author of The Empire of the Hittites (1884), which introduced the history of the recently discovered Hittite civilization to the general public.^[1]

Publications

The Empire of the Hittites
The Brontes in Ireland
Palmyra and Zenobia

References

Lee, Sidney, ed. (1900). "Wright, William (1837-1899)". Dictionary of National Biography. 63. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

↑ https://archive.org/stream/dictionaryofnati63stepuoft#page/138/mode/2up

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 56456243 ISNI: 0000 0000 6701 0108

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