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Bendall, Cecil, 1856-1906 (Professor of Sanskrit)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1856 - 1906

Biography

Cecil Bendall (1856-1906), Professor of Sanskrit in the University of Cambridge. Cecil Bendall was educated at City of London School, and won a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1875. He migrated to Gonville and Caius College two years later, took a first class in the classical tripos in 1879, and was elected a Fellow of Caius. He then devoted himself to the study of Sanskrit (which he had begun to learn while still at school, and continued to pursue as an undergraduate under the aegis of Professor E.B. Cowell), and in 1881 gained a first in the Indian languages tripos. He was on the staff of the British Museum's Department of Oriental Manuscripts and Printed Books from 1882 to 1898, and Professor of Sanskrit at University College London from 1885 to 1903. He had completed in 1883 the catalogue (begun by Professor Cowell) of Buddhist Sanskrit manuscripts at Cambridge University Library, and in later years paid two visits to India and Nepal to acquire further manuscripts for the Library (1884-85 and 1898-99). He returned to Cambridge from London at the beginning of the new century, becoming University Lecturer in Sanskrit (1901) and Curator of Oriental Literature at the University Library (1902). He succeeded his old master E.B. Cowell as Professor of Sanskrit in 1903, but held the chair for only three years before his death on 14 March 1906.

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

 Series

C. Bendall: Papers removed from his Squeezes of Indian Inscriptions, 1800-1899 (Circa 19th century)

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.5944/56
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Includes correspondence, verses, notes and miscellaneous papers.

Dates: 1800-1899 (Circa 19th century)
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

Cecil Bendall: Letter to Library Syndicate, 1886

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/82
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

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

Dates: 1886
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

Cecil Bendall, Professor of Sanskrit: Correspondence

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7603
Dates: 1881-1904
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).
 Fonds

Charles Henry Tawney: Letter to C. Bendall, 1902

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/1367
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

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

Dates: 1902
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).
 Series

Correspondence to Francis J.H. Jenkinson, 17 Apr. 1884-18 July 1884

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8781/217-218
Dates: 17 Apr. 1884-18 July 1884
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

Edward Vernon Arnold: Letter to C. Bendall, 1902

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/30
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

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

Dates: 1902
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

Frederick William Thomas: Letter to C. Bendall, 1902

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/1383
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

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

Dates: 1902
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

Jacob Samuel Speyer: Letter to Cecil Bendall, 1903

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/1339
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

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

Dates: 1903
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

Julius Jolly: Letter to C. Bendall, 1903

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/757
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

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

Dates: 1903
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).
 Series

Letter from C. Bendall to E.B. Cowell, 17 Jan. 1895

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6377/317
Dates: 17 Jan. 1895
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).
 Series

Letter from Cecil Bendall to E.B. Cowell, 15 Dec. 1884

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6377/231
Dates: 15 Dec. 1884
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).
 Item

Letter to Cecil Bendall, 6 July 1902

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9750/241
Scope and Contents

Found with MS Or.151, to which it refers

Dates: 6 July 1902
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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