Edward Hinks
person
3 mentions
3 recordings
first heard Mar 2025
last heard 21 Aug
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Irish clergyman who contributed to cuneiform decipherment
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentUnknownCuriosidades de la Historia National Geographic · El desciframiento del cuneiforme · 3:19 · 21 Aug
…El párroco irlandés Edward Hinks era uno de los cuatro asiriólogos a los que la Real Sociedad Asiática de Londres había entregado el texto asirio que todos lograron descifrar.…
Irving FinkelLex Fridman Podcast · #487 – Irving Finkel: Deciphering Secrets of Ancient Civil... · 46:00 · 12 Dec
…And there was a clergyman in Northern Ireland called Edward Hinks, who lived in a place called Killer Lane, had five daughters and ran this church, who was possibly a card-carrying genius, if not jolly, jolly close.…
Dr. Moudhy Al-RashidYou're Dead to Me · Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system · 12:45 · Mar 2025
…Yeah, I mean, there were a couple of others who worked on this at the same time, but I would say Edward Hinks is one of the unsung heroes of this entire story. He was an Irish, I don't know how to say this word, clergyman? Clergyman. Clergyman. This happened when I was recording my book. I was like, I can't pronounce anything.…
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