Henry Hervey Baber
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Henry Hervey Baber was an English philologist.
He was born in Slingsby, Yorkshire the second son of Thomas, a London Attorney of the Inner Temple, and Elizabeth (nėe Berriman) Baber and was educated at St Paul's School, London. He entered All Souls College, Oxford
and graduated MA in 1805.
After working for a while as a sub-librarian at the Bodleian Library
, Oxford he became in 1807 Assistant Librarian at the British Museum
. In 1812 he was promoted to Keeper of the Printed Books. The crown rewarded him with the rectory of St James' Church, Stretham
, Cambridgeshire in 1827, for his work on a three-volume edition of the Old Testament part of the Codex Alexandrinus
. He was elected in May 1816 a Fellow of the Royal Society
When the museum trustees decided in 1837 that their staff should no longer hold other remunerated posts, Baber resigned from his museum post but remained rector of Stretham until his death aged 94. He had married in 1809 Ann Smith, the daughter of Harry Smith. They had two sons and three daughters.
His published works include:
He was born in Slingsby, Yorkshire the second son of Thomas, a London Attorney of the Inner Temple, and Elizabeth (nėe Berriman) Baber and was educated at St Paul's School, London. He entered All Souls College, Oxford
All Souls College, Oxford
The Warden and the College of the Souls of all Faithful People deceased in the University of Oxford or All Souls College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England....
and graduated MA in 1805.
After working for a while as a sub-librarian at the Bodleian Library
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...
, Oxford he became in 1807 Assistant Librarian at the British Museum
British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
. In 1812 he was promoted to Keeper of the Printed Books. The crown rewarded him with the rectory of St James' Church, Stretham
St James' Church, Stretham
St James' Church, Stretham, is an active Anglican church in the village of Stretham, Cambridgeshire, England. Founded in the 12th century, it was heavily restored by the architect J. P. St Aubyn in 1876. English Heritage, a body responsible for preserving historical sites in the...
, Cambridgeshire in 1827, for his work on a three-volume edition of the Old Testament part of the Codex Alexandrinus
Codex Alexandrinus
The Codex Alexandrinus is a 5th century manuscript of the Greek Bible,The Greek Bible in this context refers to the Bible used by Greek-speaking Christians who lived in Egypt and elsewhere during the early history of Christianity...
. He was elected in May 1816 a Fellow of the Royal Society
When the museum trustees decided in 1837 that their staff should no longer hold other remunerated posts, Baber resigned from his museum post but remained rector of Stretham until his death aged 94. He had married in 1809 Ann Smith, the daughter of Harry Smith. They had two sons and three daughters.
His published works include:
- Librorum Impressorum Qui in Museo Britannico Adservantur Catalogus ... (Latin Edition) - Paperback (Feb. 26, 2010) by Henry Ellis, Henry Hervey Baber
- The New Testament: Translated From The Latin In The Year 1380 By John Wiclif (1810) - Hardcover (May 23, 2010) by John Wycliffe and Henry Hervey Baber