

Richard Bentley was an English classical scholar, critic, and theologian. He was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.
Bentley was the first Englishman to be ranked with the great heroes of classical learning and was known for his literary and textual criticism. Called the "founder of historical philology", Bentley is credited with the creation of the English school of Hellenism.
1662 |
January 27, 1662
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1703 |
September 1, 1703
Age 41
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1742 |
July 14, 1742
Age 80
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