Benians, Ernest Alfred, 1880-1952 (Master of St John's College Cambridge)

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Dates

Existence: 1880 - 1952

Biography

Benians, Ernest Alfred (1880-1952) was a British academic and historian. He was born in Goudhurst, Kent, and was educated at Bethany School, where his father was headmaster. He went up to the University of Cambridge in 1899, where he was admitted to St John's College. After graduating, he became a Fellow of St John's in 1906, followed by a succession of teaching appointments within the university. He was Master of St John's 1933–1952 and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1939–1941.

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Fonds

Correspondence relating to the New Cambridge Modern History

Fonds

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7921

Scope and Contents

The collection contains papers of Sir George Clark and Ernest Alfred Benians relating to the establishment and progress of the New Cambridge Modern History project.

Dates: 1937-1964

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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