Allberry, Charles Robert Cecil Augustine, 1911-1943 (coptologist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1911 - 1943
Biography
Charles Allberry was born in Sydenham, 9 November 1911. He was educated at St Dunstan's College, Catford, and Christ's College, Cambridge, BA, 1933. He was elected fellow of Christ's College, 1935, and first Lady Budge Fellow, 1936-9. He edited and published Manichaean manuscripts in the Chester Beatty collection and in the Berlin Academy, 1938-9. He became editor of the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 1939. He worked at Bletchley Park and then joined the Royal Air Force. He married Patricia Katherine Grace Sandbach, 1942. He was killed in action near Nedeweert, Holland, 3 April 1943.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Fonds
Charles Allberry: Correspondence and papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Allberry
Scope and Contents
The collection mainly comprises a manuscript, articles, notes, Coptic dictionary slips and correspondence.
Dates:
1935-1940
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Cambridge University Library