Richard Bentley

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:born January 27, 1662
gptkbp:child gptkb:William_Bentley
gptkb:John_Bentley
gptkb:Mary_Bentley
gptkb:Richard_Bentley_Jr.
gptkbp:died July 14, 1742
gptkbp:field Literary criticism
Philology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard Bentley
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Thomas_Newton
gptkb:Samuel_Johnson
gptkbp:knownFor Textual criticism
Biblical scholarship
gptkbp:notableWork A Dissertation upon the Epistles of Phalaris
The Works of Horace
The Latin Grammar
gptkbp:occupation Classical scholar
gptkbp:positionHeld Master_of_Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Bentley