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Andrew R. George | |
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| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Known for | Edition and translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Birmingham |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Thesis | Babylonian Topographic Texts (1985) |
| Doctoral advisor | Wilfred G. Lambert |
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| Discipline | Babylonian |
| Institutions | School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London |
Andrew R. George (born 1955) is a British Assyriologist and academic best known for his edition and translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Andrew George is Professor of Babylonian, Department of the Languages and Cultures of Near and Middle East at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.[1][2]
Andrew George studied Assyriology at the University of Birmingham (1973–79).[1][2][3] In 1985 he presented his doctoral thesis, Babylonian Topographic Texts, at the University of London under the direction of Professor Wilfred G. Lambert.[1][2][3] Since 1983 he has been a Lecturer in Akkadian and Sumerian Language and Literature at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Afterwards he started teaching Babylonian Language and Literature at that University.[1][2][3][4]
His best-known book is a translation of The Epic of Gilgamesh for Penguin Classics (2000).[1][2][3][4]
He has been elected Honorary Member of the American Oriental Society (2012). He is a former Visiting Professor at the Heidelberg University (2000), Member of the prestigious Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton (2004-2005) and Research Associate at Rikkyo University, Tokyo (2009).[4]
From 1994 to 2011 Andrew R. George was co-editor of the archaeological journal Iraq.
