Ernest Alfred Benians

Ernest Alfred Benians (23 October 1880, Goudhurst, Kent – 1952) was a British academic and historian.^[1]

He was born in Goudhurst, Kent, and was educated at Bethany School, where his father was headmaster.^[1] He went up to the University of Cambridge in 1899, where he was admitted to St John's College.^[2] After graduating, he became a Fellow of St John's in 1906, followed by a succession of teaching appointments within the university.^[1] He was Master of St John's 1933–1952 and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1939–1941.^[1]

Selected publications

• The Cambridge History of the British Empire. General editor.

References and sources

References

1. Janus notes
2. "Benians, Ernest Alfred (BNNS899EA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

Sources

• Janus Catalogue (biographical notes)

External links

• Works by or about Ernest Alfred Benians at Internet Archive