George Henry Gwilliam (28 July 1846 – 17 November 1913) was an English Aramaicist and Hebraist. Gwilliam was born in

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, the second son of Samuel Gwilliam. He was educated at

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and

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(BA 1871, MA 1874). He was a fellow of

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for nearly 40 years. He continued the work of Philip E. Pusey on making an edition of the Aramaic New Testament of the

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. The utility of the edition is however limited by its reliance on late sources. He died in

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, aged 67.''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gwilliam, George Henry 1846 births 1913 deaths Alumni of King's College London Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Academics from Bristol British Hebraists Syriacists Fellows of Hertford College, Oxford