C. J. Gadd

C. J. Gadd CBE FBA FSA
Gadd in 1953
Born	2 July 1893
Died	2 December 1969(1969-12-02) (aged 76)
Academic background
Alma mater	Brasenose College, Oxford
Academic work
Discipline	Ancient Near Eastern studies
Sub-discipline	Assyriology Sumerian Cuneiform clay tablets Assyrian sculpture Near Eastern archaeology
Institutions	British Museum King's College, London School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Cyril John Gadd, CBE, FBA, FSA (2 July 1893 – 2 December 1969) was a British Assyriologist, Sumerologist, and curator. He was Keeper of the Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities, British Museum from 1948 to 1955, and Professor of Ancient Semitic Languages and Civilizations at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London from 1955 to 1960.