London, Feb. 4.
The deatis'occurred at Bath to-day of Professor Archibald Henry Sayer, fatter afew days illness.
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Frofesor Sayce was in hie 88 Fee Sena educated at Beth at Qicen's College, Oxford and the was ehlefy known san author Nyon Amyria and on dead long: age was Professor of Assyriology at Oxford for 28 years and he has written' many: books on Assy: Jgrammar and the Assyrian language. He was famous for his research work, and for the part he took in decipher-jing many of the ancient monuments jof the "Hittites, Assyrians, Baby-ionians and other ancient peoples. For many years he was one of t. greatest authorities on dead iangu-
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