Robert Payne Smith, D.D., M.A. (1819-1895) was Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford, later Dean of Canterbury. He published the Thesaurus Syriacus (1868-1901, supplement added 1927), later abridged and translated into English by his daughter Jessie as A Compendious Syriac Dictionary (1903). 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Divinity has a number of related uses in the field of religious belief and study. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... In religious terminology, a dean is a title accorded to persons holding cartain positions of authority within a religious heirarchy. ... Canterbury is a cathedral city in the City of Canterbury district of Kent in South East England. ...