Award
Fellow of the British Academy
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q4798351 · wikidata
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Arthur Cowley
1861-12-13 – 1931-10-12
Life & Legacy
Sir Arthur Ernest Cowley, (13 December 1861 – 12 October 1931) was a British librarian who was Bodley's Librarian (head of the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford) from 1919 until a couple of months before his death. He was also a leading Semitic scholar.
Occupation & Career
librarian, teacher, translator, academic, Hebraist
Education
Trinity College; St Paul's School
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Fellow of the British Academy; Knight Bachelor
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Fellow of the British Academy · Knight Bachelor
Employer
Bodleian Library · Magdalen College
Organizations & Memberships
Bibliographical Society · British Academy · Roxburghe Club
Education & Institutions
St Paul's School · Trinity College
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Knight Bachelor
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q4798351 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q4798351 — wikidata View source
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