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| Bensly, Robert Lubbock. Adm. pens. at CAIUS, Apr. 21, 1851. 2nd s. of Robert, Esq., of Eaton, near Norwich. B. there Aug. 24, 1831. School, King's College, London. Matric. Michs. 1851; Scholar, 1852-5; B.A. 1855; M.A. 1860. Fellow, 1876-93. Tyrwhitt Hebrew Scholar, 1857. Studied at Bonn and Halle Universities, 1855-60. Lecturer in Hebrew, 1861-89. Lord Almoner's Professor of Arabic, 1887-93. Under Librarian, University Library, 1864-76. College Librarian and Hebrew Lecturer, 1891. A member of the Old Testament revision committee, 1870. Married Agnes Dorothee, dau. of Baron Eduard von Blomberg, Aug. 14, 1860. A distinguished Oriental scholar in Hebrew, Arabic and especially in Syriac, in which he was considered without an equal. Made two short visits to Egypt and Sinai. Assisted in the decipherment of the Syriac palimpsest of the Gospels (the identity of this document previously discovered by Mrs A. S. Lewis, was first pointed out by Bensly and his pupil F. C. Burkitt; the MS. was published by the University Press under the name of Bensly and his fellow transcribers in 1894). Published the Missing Fragment of the Latin Translation of the Fourth Book of Ezra, found in the library at Amiens. Author, translations, etc. His Oriental books and adversaria were subsequently purchased and presented to the University Library as a separate collection, and his MSS. were added as a gift from his widow. Died Apr. 23, 1893, at Cambridge. Buried at Eaton, Norwich. Father of the above and the next. (Venn, II. 302; D.N.B., Suppl.) | Robert Lubbock BENSLY Approx. lifespan: 1831–1893 Adm pens. Gonville & Caius College 1851:04:21 2nd s. of Robert BENSLY, Esq. of Eaton, near Norwich, [Norfolk], b. there ^ Eaton, near Norwich, [Norfolk], 1831:08:24 Sch: King's College London , Matric 1851:10MT: Scholar 1852-55 BA 1855 MA 1860 Fellow 1876-93 Tyrwhitt Hebrew Scholar 1857 Studied at Bonn, [Germany], and Halle, [Germany], Universities 1855-60 Lecturer in Hebrew: 1861-89 Lord Almoner's Professor of Arabic: 1887-93 Under Librarian, University Library 1864-76 College Librarian and Hebrew Lecturer: 1891 Member of: : Old Testament revision committee 1870 m. Agnes Dorothee BLOMBERG dau. of Baron Eduard von BLOMBERG 1860:08:14 A distinguished Oriental scholar in Hebrew, Arabic and especially in Syriac, in which he was considered without an equal. Made two short visits to Egypt , and Sinai, [Palestine], Assisted in the decipherment of the Syriac palimpsest of the Gospels (the identity of this document previously discovered by Mrs A. S. Lewis, was first pointed out by Bensly and his pupil F. C. Burkitt; the MS. was published by University Press under the name of Bensly and his fellow transcribers in1894 ) Published the Missing Fragment of the Latin Translation of the Fourth Book of Ezra, found in the library at Amiens, [France], Publ.: translations, etc. His Oriental books and adversaria were subsequently purchased and presented to University Library as a separate collection, and his < > MSS , . were added as a gift from his widow. d. Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire], 1893:04:23 bur. Eaton, Norwich, [Norfolk], father of William James BENSLY (1892) ( Venn, II. 302; D.N.B., Suppl .) |