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A. T. (Albert Ten Eyck) Olmstead
1880–1945
An American historian and Assyriologist, he brought the ancient Near East to life for general readers as well as scholars. His books on Assyria, Persia, and the biblical world helped shape how those subjects were studied in the early twentieth century.
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Assyrian Historiography: A Source Study
by A. T. (Albert Ten Eyck) Olmstead
About the author
Born in Troy, New York, in 1880, Albert Ten Eyck Olmstead was an American historian and academic who specialized in Assyriology and the ancient Near East. Sources agree that he studied at Cornell University, earning his A.B., A.M., and Ph.D., and later became Professor of Oriental History at the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute.
Olmstead wrote extensively on the history of western Asia, including work on Assyria and the Persian Empire. Listings of his books include titles such as Western Asia in the Days of Sargon of Assyria and History of Assyria, and he is remembered as a scholar who helped make complex ancient histories readable and meaningful for a wider audience.
He died in Chicago in 1945. Even now, he stands out as one of the early American historians who connected rigorous scholarship with vivid storytelling about the ancient world.