Richard Bentley - age: 80

Richard Bentley

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Late 17th and early 18th-century English academic and literary critic. He headed Trinity College, Cambridge and had an acclaimed career as a classical scholar.He was one of the key figures in the establishment of the English scholarly field of Hellenism (Greek studies).His 1732 scholarly work on John Milton's Paradise Lost was criticized by numerous literary figures, including fellow classical scholar A.E. Housman.

BEFORE FAME

He graduated from St. John's College, Cambridge in 1680. Nearly two decades later, he published Dissertation on the Epistles of Phalaris, the academic work for which he is best remembered.

PERSONAL LIFE

In 1701, he married Joanna Bernard, with whom he had three children.

The meaning of the name Bentley: From The Bent-grass Field

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Teacher Richard Bentley were born on Friday, birthstone is Garnet, the seaon was Winter in the Chinese year of , it is 22 days until Richard Bentley next birthday.

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