E. S. Drower
Ethel Stefana Drower | |
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E. S. Drower in Baghdad during the late 1920s | |
| Born | Ethel May Stefana Stevens 1 December 1879 |
| Died | 27 January 1972 (aged 92) |
| Citizenship | British |
| Spouse | Sir Edwin Drower |
| Children | Margaret Stefana Drower, William Mortimer Drower, Denys Drower |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mandaic studies, cultural anthropology, novelist |
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Ethel, Lady Drower (née Ethel May Stefana Stevens; 1 December 1879 – 27 January 1972) was a British cultural anthropologist, orientalist and novelist who studied the Middle East and its cultures. She was and is still considered one of the primary specialists on the Mandaeans, and was a dedicated collector of Mandaean manuscripts.