Thorkild Jacobsen

Thorkild Jacobsen
Born	(1904-06-07)7 June 1904 Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	2 May 1993(1993-05-02) (aged 88) Bradford, New Hampshire, U.S.
Nationality	Danish
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen (MA) University of Chicago (PhD)
Known for	The Treasures of Darkness Sumerian King List
Awards	Guggenheim Fellowship
Scientific career
Fields	Assyriology
Institutions	University of Chicago Harvard University

Thorkild Peter Rudolph Jacobsen (Danish: [ˈtsʰɒːkʰil ˈjɑkʌpsn̩]; 7 June 1904 – 2 May 1993) was a Danish historian specializing in Assyriology and Sumerian literature. He was one of the foremost scholars on the ancient Near East.