Frederic G. Kenyon
Sir Frederic George Kenyon , GBE (born January 15, 1863 in London , † August 23, 1952 in Godstone in Surrey ) was a British classical philologist and paleographer specializing in papyrology . He was Director of the British Museum from 1909 to 1930 and President of the British Academy between 1917 and 1921 .
Life
Kenyon was a connoisseur of ancient languages and devoted himself in particular to biblical textual criticism . Further research and publication focuses were Greek philosophy and history as well as the systematization of old manuscripts. In particular, he published the work of Aristotle, The State of Athens, from several papyrus leaves.
Kenyon's eldest daughter was British archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon .
In his will, Kenyon donated the Kenyon Medal for Classical Studies , an award of the British Academy given to distinguished scholars of classical studies .
In 1900 he was accepted as a corresponding member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences . Since 1937 he was a member of the American Philosophical Society .
Font selection
- Greek papyri in the British Museum (1893–1910, 4 vols.)
- Our Bible and Ancient Manuscripts (1896)
- Handbook to the textual criticism of the New Testament (1901)
- Books and readers in ancient Greece and Rome (1932)
- The Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri (1933–1958, 6 parts)
- The Story of the Bible (1936)
- The Bible and Archeology (1940)
- The Bible and Modern Scholarship (1948)
literature
- Wolfgang Weiß: KENYON, Frederic George. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 3, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-035-2 , Sp. 1355-1364.
- Natascia Pellé: Frederic George Kenyon (1863–1952) . In: Mario Capasso (Ed.): Hermae. Scholars and Scholarship in Papyrology . Pisa 2007, pp. 97-105 (with picture)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Principal Librarians and Directors of the British Museum , accessed February 1, 2013.
- ↑ Brockhaus Enzyklopädie, Vol. 11, FA Brockhaus, Mannheim 1990, page 600
- ^ Members of the previous academies. Sir Frederic George Kenyon. Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities , accessed on April 12, 2015 .
- ^ Member History: Frederic G. Kenyon. American Philosophical Society, accessed October 22, 2018 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Frederic G. Kenyon in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kenyon, Frederic G. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kenyon, Frederic George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British historian and paleographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23rd August 1952 |
| Place of death | Godstone, Surrey |