Andrew B. Davidson

Andrew Bruce Davidson (1831 – January 26, 1902) was Professor of Hebrew and Oriental languages in New College, University of Edinburgh. Davidson was born at Kirkhill, in the parish of Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1831. He was educated at the University of Aberdeen, graduating in 1849. He entered New College, Edinburgh, in 1852, to study for the ministry, and was licensed in 1857. In 1858, Davidson became Hebrew tutor in New College. Here he produced an Elementary Hebrew Grammar (2nd ed., 1896) and his Hebrew Syntax (1894). In 1862 his first book on Job (chapters 1-14) was published by Williams & Norgate. When, in the following year, the chair of Hebrew fell vacant, Davidson was appointed professor by the unanimous vote of the Free...