E. S. Drower

Ethel Stefana Drower
E. S. Drower in Baghdad during the late 1920s
Born
Ethel May Stefana Stevens

(1879-12-01)1 December 1879
Died27 January 1972(1972-01-27) (aged 92)
CitizenshipBritish
SpouseSir Edwin Drower
ChildrenMargaret Stefana Drower, William Mortimer Drower, Denys Drower
Scientific career
FieldsMandaic studies, cultural anthropology, novelist

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.