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

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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.

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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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