Richard Bentley
Richard Bentley FRS was an English classical scholar, critic, and theologian. Considered the "founder of historical philology", Bentley is widely credited with establishing the English school of Hellenism. In 1892, A.
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- Born in
- Wakefield
- Educated at
- St John's CollegeWadham CollegeQueen Elizabeth Grammar School
- Awards
- 🏆 Fellow of the Royal Society
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1662
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Birth1742
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