Is the Higher Criticism Scholarly?

Robert Dick Wilson (February 4, 1856 - October 11, 1930) was an American linguist and Presbyterian scholar who made major contributions in verifying the reliability of the Hebrew Bible. In his quest to determine the accuracy of the original manuscripts, Wilson eventually learned 45 languages, including Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, as well as all the languages into which the Scriptures had been translated up to 600 AD. (Source Wikipedia) It is impossible to underestimate the contribution of Wilson, which is important even to this day.