Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908 (scholar and college head)
Dates
- Existence: 1840 - 1908
Biography
Charles Taylor, the son of a London tea dealer, entered St. John's College, Cambridge as a sizar in 1858. He was elected a Fellow of the College in 1864, was ordained two years later and succeeded to the Mastership of St. John's in 1881. He became one of the most prominent Hebrew scholars of his generation, as well as writing extensively on geometry. He presented to Cambridge University Library the collection of Hebrew MSS since known jointly by his name and that of Dr. Solomon Schechter, and (as recorded in the correspondence listed below) provided the funds for the Library's acquisition of a copy of the block-printed collection of Tibetan Canon known as the Kanjur (bKa' 'gyur), the translation of the Word of the Buddha.
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Correspondence of Charles Taylor (1840-1908), Master of St. John's College, Cambridge
Letters concerning the purchase of a copy of the block-printed collection of Tibetan Buddhist literature known as the Kanjur (bKa' 'gyur) by Cambridge University Library; included in the collection is a receipt for Charles Taylor's gift in the sum of £275. The Kanjur in question is now located at Cambridge University Library Tibetan.1-104. [Some alternative transiterations of the name of the Tibetan Canon are bKángjur, kang-gyur, kan-jur, Kangyur or bka'-'gyur].
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