Bernard Pyne Grenfell

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Bernard Pyne Grenfell was a British Egyptologist and papyrologist best known for co-leading the excavation and publication of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri, one of the most important collections of ancient manuscripts ever discovered.

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instanceOf Egyptologist
human
papyrologist
areaOfInfluence New Testament studies
ancient history
textual criticism
coLeaderOf Oxyrhynchus Papyri excavation NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith Arthur Surridge Hunt NERFINISHED
contributedTo recovery of lost Greek literature
study of early Christianity
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
educatedAt Queen's College, Oxford NERFINISHED
employer University of Oxford
familyName Grenfell NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Egyptology
classics
papyrology
genre scholarly edition of ancient texts
givenName Bernard NERFINISHED
hasRole editor of papyri
excavator
translator of ancient texts
hasWorkInCollection Oxyrhynchus Papyri volumes NERFINISHED
influenced later papyrologists
scholars of Greek literature
knownFor excavation of Oxyrhynchus
publication of Oxyrhynchus Papyri
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf British scholarly community
name Bernard Pyne Grenfell NERFINISHED
nationality British
notableAchievement advanced methods of papyrus publication
helped assemble one of the largest collections of ancient manuscripts
notableWork Oxyrhynchus Papyri NERFINISHED
occupation academic
archaeologist
placeOfActivity Egypt NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
publicationActivity edited papyrus texts
published archaeological reports
studied Greek papyri
documentary papyri
early Christian texts
workLocation Oxyrhynchus NERFINISHED

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Oxyrhynchus discoveredBy Bernard Pyne Grenfell