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In 1879 he resigned from his.
He was a contributor to articles in the 9th, 10th and 11th editions of the Encyclop dia Britannica.
He was able to write in at least twenty ancient and modern languages, and was known for his emphasis on the importance of archaeological and monumental evidence in linguistic research.
Archibald Henry Sayce (1845-1933), was a pioneer British Assyriologist and linguist, who held a chair as Professor of Assyriology at the University of Oxford from 1891 to 1919.
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