Edwyn Robert BevanOBE, FBA (15 February 1870 in London – 18 October 1943 in London[1]) was a versatile British philosopher and historian of the Hellenistic world.
He married Mary Waldegrave, daughter of Granville Waldegrave, 3rd Baron Radstock in 1896 and they had two daughters, Christina (born March 1897, died 1981) and Anne (born March 1898,died 1983).[4]
Bevan's name is given in a list of staff at Wellington House, Britain's War Propaganda Bureau, in a report from February 1916. His role was "Reader & Reporter German papers"[5]
Bevan was awarded an honorary doctorate from St. Andrews in 1922 and an honorary D.Litt. from Oxford in 1923. In 1942 he became a Fellow of the British Academy.
Autochromes of Christinaedit
A series of early colour photographs Mervyn O'Gorman took in 1913 of Bevan's oldest daughter Christina Elizabeth Frances Bevan dressed in red[6] were included in the Drawn by Light exhibition in 2015 by the National Science and Media Museum and gained press and social media attention.[7]
Worksedit
The House of Seleucus (1902) 2 volumes Volume IVolume II
The Prometheus Bound of Aeschylus, rendered into English verse 1902
Jerusalem under the High Priests: Five Lectures on the Period between Nehemiah and the New Testament (1904)[8]
The Seven against Thebes of Aeschylus, rendered into English verse 1912
Indian Nationalism : An Independent Estimate (1913)
Stoics and Sceptics (1913)
Brothers all: The War and the Race Question (1914)
Peace with Empire: The Problem (1915)
German War Aims (1917)
The Method in the Madness: A fresh Consideration of the Case between Germany and Ourselves (1917)
Ancient Mesopotamia: The Land of The Two Rivers (1918)
German Social Democracy During the War(1918)
The German Empire of Central Africa as the Basis of a New German World Policy (1918) with Emil Zimmermann
^M. L. Saunders, "Wellington House and British propaganda during the First World War", in: The Historical Journal, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Mar., 1975), pp.119-146; see Appendix A, p.144.
^D’Ascenzi, Giovanna (22 June 2015). "La ragazza dell'Autochrome". Internazionale (in Italian). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^"Mervyn O'Gorman's 'Christina': How the girl in red from a 1913 photo became a social media starlet". National Science and Media Museum. 20 May 2015.
^"Review of Jerusalem under the High Priests: Five Lectures on the Period between Nehemiah and the New Testament by Edwyn Bevan". The Athenaeum (4044): 522. 29 April 1905.
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edwyn, bevan, edwyn, robert, bevan, february, 1870, london, october, 1943, london, versatile, british, philosopher, historian, hellenistic, world, contents, life, autochromes, christina, works, references, external, linkslife, editedwyn, robert, bevan, fourtee. Edwyn Robert Bevan OBE FBA 15 February 1870 in London 18 October 1943 in London 1 was a versatile British philosopher and historian of the Hellenistic world Contents 1 Life 2 Autochromes of Christina 3 Works 4 References 5 External linksLife editEdwyn Robert Bevan was the fourteenth of sixteen children of Robert Cooper Lee Bevan a partner in Barclays Bank and his second wife Emma Frances Shuttleworth daughter of Philip Nicholas Shuttleworth Bishop of Chichester He was educated at Monkton Combe School and at New College Oxford 2 Bevan held an academic position at King s College London as Lecturer in Hellenistic History and Literature 3 The Arabist Anthony Ashley Bevan was his brother the conspiracy theorist Nesta Helen Webster was his youngest sister and the artist Robert Polhill Bevan a cousin He married Mary Waldegrave daughter of Granville Waldegrave 3rd Baron Radstock in 1896 and they had two daughters Christina born March 1897 died 1981 and Anne born March 1898 died 1983 4 Bevan s name is given in a list of staff at Wellington House Britain s War Propaganda Bureau in a report from February 1916 His role was Reader amp Reporter German papers 5 Bevan was awarded an honorary doctorate from St Andrews in 1922 and an honorary D Litt from Oxford in 1923 In 1942 he became a Fellow of the British Academy Autochromes of Christina editA series of early colour photographs Mervyn O Gorman took in 1913 of Bevan s oldest daughter Christina Elizabeth Frances Bevan dressed in red 6 were included in the Drawn by Light exhibition in 2015 by the National Science and Media Museum and gained press and social media attention 7 Works editThe House of Seleucus 1902 2 volumes Volume I Volume II The Prometheus Bound of Aeschylus rendered into English verse 1902 Jerusalem under the High Priests Five Lectures on the Period between Nehemiah and the New Testament 1904 8 The Seven against Thebes of Aeschylus rendered into English verse 1912 Indian Nationalism An Independent Estimate 1913 Stoics and Sceptics 1913 Brothers all The War and the Race Question 1914 Peace with Empire The Problem 1915 German War Aims 1917 The Method in the Madness A fresh Consideration of the Case between Germany and Ourselves 1917 Ancient Mesopotamia The Land of The Two Rivers 1918 German Social Democracy During the War 1918 The German Empire of Central Africa as the Basis of a New German World Policy 1918 with Emil Zimmermann Hellenism and Christianity 1921 The Hellenistic Age 1923 with J B Bury E A Barber W W Tarn The House of Ptolemy 1927 The World of Greece and Rome in Benn s Sixpenny Library 1927 Later Greek Religion 1927 Sibyls and Seers A Survey of Some Ancient Theories of Revelation and Inspiration 1928 The Legacy of Israel 1928 editor with Charles Singer Thoughts on Indian Discontents 1929 Jerusalem under the high priests five lectures on the period between Nehemiah and the New Testament 1930 The hope of a world to come underlying Judaism and Christianity 1930 The Poems of Leonidas of Tarentum 1931 Christianity 1932 Home University Library of Modern Knowledge Our Debt to the Past 1932 with others After Death 1934 with others Symbolism and Belief 1938 Gifford Lectures Holy Images An Inquiry Into Idolatry and Image Worship in Ancient Paganism and in Christianity 1940 Christians in a World at War 1940 References edit Gifford Lecture Series Biography Edwyn Bevan at www giffordlectures org Monkton Combe School Register 1868 1964 38th ed Bath Monkton Combe School 1965 King s College London People Archived from the original on 6 May 2011 Person Page 64307 The Peerage M L Saunders Wellington House and British propaganda during the First World War in The Historical Journal Vol 18 No 1 Mar 1975 pp 119 146 see Appendix A p 144 D Ascenzi Giovanna 22 June 2015 La ragazza dell Autochrome Internazionale in Italian Retrieved 15 April 2020 Mervyn O Gorman s Christina How the girl in red from a 1913 photo became a social media starlet National Science and Media Museum 20 May 2015 Review of Jerusalem under the High Priests Five Lectures on the Period between Nehemiah and the New Testament by Edwyn Bevan The Athenaeum 4044 522 29 April 1905 External links edit nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about Edwyn Bevan Works by or about Edwyn Bevan at Internet Archive The House of Ptolemyat LacusCurtius Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edwyn Bevan amp oldid 1173959112, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
