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Irving Finkel

1951 - Today

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Irving Leonard Finkel (born 1951) is an English philologist and Assyriologist. He is the Assistant Keeper of Ancient Mesopotamian script, languages and cultures in the Department of the Middle East in the British Museum, where he specialises in cuneiform inscriptions on tablets of clay from ancient Mesopotamia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irving Finkel is the 6,702nd most popular writer (down from 6,565th in 2019), the 6,275th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,883rd in 2019) and the 695th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Irving Finkel ranks 6,702 out of 7,302. Before him are William Kamkwamba, Édouard Louis, Thomas Brussig, Anthony Doerr, Lauren Weisberger, and Judith Hermann. After him are Russell Simmons, Ogden Nash, John Suckling, Lorrie Moore, José Luís Peixoto, and Anthony E. Zuiker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Irving Finkel ranks 686. Before him are Salvador Salguero, Jay Benedict, Peter Hitchens, Dianne Holum, Pankaj Udhas, and Hiroshi Kato. After him are Antonia Bird, Mike Crapo, Juan Machuca, Ashok Gehlot, Nigel Havers, and Crystal Gayle.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Irving Finkel ranks 6,278 out of 8,785. Before him are Frank Adams (1930), William Regal (1968), Peter Bowles (1936), Paul Green (1983), John Parr (1952), Kirby Howell-Baptiste (1987), and Guy Henry (1960). After him are Andrew Ng (1976), Lee Dixon (1964), John Suckling (1609), Richard Wiseman (1966), and Chris Hughton (1958).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Irving Finkel ranks 695. Before him are Ronald Firbank (1886), Jeff Noon (1957), Jane Taylor (1783), Eric Linklater (1899), James Kelman (1946), and Sara Ahmed (1969). After him are John Suckling (1609), Clemence Dane (1888), Victoria Hislop (1959), Sophie Hannah (1971), George Etherege (1635), and Edward Thomas (1878).

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