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Kenyon, Sir Frederic George, 1863-1952 (Knight, museum director)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1863 - 1952

Biography

Sir Frederic George Kenyon (1863-1952), knight, Greek and biblical scholar and museum director, was born in London on 15 January 1863. He was a scholar at Winchester, and attended New College, Oxford, where he obtained a first class degree in literae humaniores in 1886. Kenyon joined the Manuscripts Department of the British Museum in 1889. He became Assistant Keeper in 1898, and was the Museum's Director, 1909-1930. He was made a Fellow of the British Academy in 1903, and served as its President, 1917-1921, and Secretary, 1930-1949. He died in Oxted on 23 August 1952.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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British Museum and Bateson's election as a Trustee, May 1922

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8634/G.2
Scope and Contents

Three letters to Bateson from F.G. Kenyon re his election as a Trustee of the British Museum (10-15 May 1922), with two printed notices re meetings of the Trustees and a copy of the Museum's 'Statutes and Rules'. The letter of 10 May 1922 refers to Bateson's 'disturbing trouble' [i.e. the suicide of his son, Martin].

Dates: May 1922
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
 Fonds

Sir Frederic George Kenyon: Correspondence to Francis Jenkinson and Basil Atkinson, 1902-1928

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/763-764
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

Dates: 1902-1928
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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Sir Frederic George Kenyon: 'Greek Writing BC - AD 900'

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4187
Scope and Contents

The Sandars Lectures.

Dates: 1901
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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