The New International Encyclopædia/Kenyon, Frederick George

KENYON, kēn′yon, Frederick George (1863— ). A distinguished English classical scholar and paleographist, born in London. He graduated at New College, Oxford; was made fellow of Magdalen College (1888) and assistant keeper of MSS. in the British Museum (1889—). Mr. Kenyon has done valuable service in the cause of classical studies by his publications of texts discovered in papyri belonging to the British Museum. The most important of these are: Aristotle's Constitution of Athens (1891); Herondas (1891); Hyperides (1891-92); Bacchylides (1897); and other classical texts. He has also published: Paleography of Greek Papyri (1899); Handbook to the Textual Criticism of the New Testament (1901); and various works on biblical manuscripts. Besides these he has edited the poems and letters of the Brownings. He has received the degree of Litt.D. from Durham, and Ph.D. from the University of Halle.