Kenyon, Sir Frederic George, 1863-1952 (Knight, museum director)
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 2 Collections and/or Records:
British Museum and Bateson's election as a Trustee, May 1922
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].
Sir Frederic George Kenyon: Correspondence to Francis Jenkinson and Basil Atkinson, 1902-1928
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
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