A. H. Sayce (1845-1933) was a longtime professor at Queen's College, Oxford University. A comparative philologist and orientalist, Sayce was a leading Assyriologist of his generation. Among his many publications are 'The Principles of Comparative Philology,' 'The Archaeology of the Cuneiform Inscriptions,' 'Astronomy and Astrology of the Babylonians,' and 'The Ancient Empires of the East.'