iv odes hip , ▁in ▁central ▁Poland . ▁It ▁lies ▁approximately ▁ ▁north - west ▁of ▁Z du ńska ▁W ola ▁and ▁ ▁south - west ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁capital ▁Ł ód ź . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Z du ńska ▁W ola ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁Sid ney ▁Smith ▁( 2 9 ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁– ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Ass y ri ologist ▁( both ▁a ▁lingu ist ▁and ▁ar che ologist ) ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁architect ▁of ▁Mes op ot am ian ▁studies . ▁ ▁Life ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Le eds , ▁ 2 9 ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁studied ▁in ▁City ▁of ▁London ▁School , ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁Queens ' ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁on ▁a ▁Class ical ▁Ex hib ition . ▁During ▁W WI ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁sub altern ▁in ▁an ▁inf antry ▁batt alion . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁he ▁retired ▁to ▁Bar com be , ▁near ▁Lew es ▁in ▁Sus sex . ▁ ▁Smith ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Mary ▁( née ▁Parker ) ▁( born ▁ 1 9 0 4 ), ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁his ▁cousin ▁Henry ▁Wil fred ▁ ▁Parker , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁T ogether ▁they ▁had ▁one ▁son , ▁Harry ▁Smith , ▁an ▁Egypt ologist ▁and ▁academic , ▁and ▁one ▁daughter . ▁ ▁Work ▁His ▁life ' s ▁work ▁foc uss ed ▁on ▁Sem it ic