Sir Frederic George Kenyon, GBE, KCB, TD, FBA, FSA

Sir Frederic George Kenyon

Sir Frederic George Kenyon GBE KCB TD FBA FSA (15 January 1863 – 23 August 1952) was a British palaeographer and biblical and classical scholar. He occupied from 1889 to 1931 a series of posts at the British Museum. He was also the president of the British Academy from 1917 to 1921, and from 1918 to 1952 he was Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod.

• Born on 15 January 1863.
• Son of John Robert Kenyon and Mary Eliza Hawkins.
• Married Amy Hunt, daughter of Rowland Hunt, on 6 August 1891.
• Died on 23 August 1952 at age 89.
• Graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.) - from Magdalen College, Oxford
• Decorated with the award of the Territorial Decoration (T.D.).
• Invested as a Fellow, British Academy (F.B.A.).
• Gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Inns Court, Officer Training Corps.
• Director and Principal Librarian, British Museum between 1909 and 1930.1
• Invested as a Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.).
• President of the British Academy between 1917 and 1921.
• Professor of Ancient History, Royal Acadamy in 1918.
• Held the office of Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod, Order of the British Empire between 1918 and 1952.
• Trustee of the Imperial War Museum between 1920 and 1946.
• Honorary Associate, Royal Institute of British Architects (A.R.I.B.A.) in 1923.
• Trustee of the National Maritime Museum between 1934 and 1938.1
• Invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).
• Invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.).

References and Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_G._Kenyon
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p49003.htm#i490021