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Frederic G. Kenyon

1863 - 1952

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Sir Frederic George Kenyon (15 January 1863 – 23 August 1952) was an English palaeographer and biblical and classical scholar. He held a series of posts at the British Museum from 1889 to 1931. He was also the president of the British Academy from 1917 to 1921. From 1918 to 1952 he was Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederic G. Kenyon is the 493rd most popular historian (down from 426th in 2019), the 4,611th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,614th in 2019) and the 57th most popular British Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Frederic G. Kenyon ranks 493 out of 561. Before him are Timofey Granovsky, Aleks Buda, Stephen F. Cohen, Samuel Eliot Morison, Michelle Perrot, and Rainer Zitelmann. After him are Thomas Walker Arnold, Alfred W. Crosby, Robert Service, Daniel Pipes, William of Newburgh, and American Horse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1863, Frederic G. Kenyon ranks 163. Before him are Dimitar Stanchov, Eduard David, Léon Frapié, Victor Basch, Samuel P. Bush, and Henri Padé. After him are Johannes Weiss, Charles Le Goffic, Lucina Hagman, Alfredo Panzini, Mabel Cahill, and Horatio Parker. Among people deceased in 1952, Frederic G. Kenyon ranks 163. Before him are Curly Howard, Frank Kugler, Delfina Bunge, Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, Gus Dillon, and Alan Noble. After him are Miina Sillanpää, George Cornet, Frances Benjamin Johnston, Helge Liljebjörn, Enrique Jardiel Poncela, and Susan Peters.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Frederic G. Kenyon ranks 4,612 out of 8,785. Before him are Cliff Bastin (1912), John Hunter (1737), Jane Lapotaire (1944), Conor Gallagher (2000), Tony Kaye (1952), and Irene Manton (1904). After him are Richard Taylor (1962), Innes Ireland (1930), Dexter Fletcher (1966), Emily Ratajkowski (1991), Ron Moody (1924), and Clive Dunn (1920).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, Frederic G. Kenyon ranks 57. Before him are David Abulafia (1949), Niall Ferguson (1964), Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton (1931), William Robertson (1721), William Dalrymple (1965), and Thomas Fuller (1608). After him are Thomas Walker Arnold (1864), Robert Service (1947), William of Newburgh (1130), Mark Mazower (1958), William Mitchell Ramsay (1851), and N. G. L. Hammond (1907).

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