Richard Bentley

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:scholars
gptkb:Christian_theology
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Cambridge_University
gptkb:Church_of_England
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:award Royal Society Fellow
gptkbp:birth_date 1662-01-27
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Oakingham,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:Richard_Bentley_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution scholarly editions of classical texts
advancement of classical studies
establishment of the modern study of textual criticism
gptkbp:death_date 1742-07-14
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:field gptkb:Christian_theology
gptkb:literary_criticism
philology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard Bentley
gptkbp:influence gptkb:literary_analysis
textual analysis
scholarly methodology
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Thomas_Newton
gptkb:Samuel_Johnson
modern biblical scholarship
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_Locke
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:literary_criticism
editorship of the works of classical authors
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future scholars
foundational figure in classical scholarship
pioneer of biblical criticism
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:John_Conington
gptkb:William_Whiston
gptkb:Richard_Cumberland
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Prolegomena_to_the_New_Testament
gptkb:The_Epistles_of_Phalaris
gptkb:The_Works_of_Horace
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Academic
gptkb:Writer
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Bentley
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Horace_Walpole
gptkb:Merton_College
gptkb:Sir_Robert_Moray
gptkb:Oliver_Twist
gptkb:The_Last_Days_of_Pompeii
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5