Bernard Pyne Grenfell

Bernard Pyne Grenfell (16 December 1869 – 18 May 1926) was an English scientist and Egyptologist, born in Birmingham. He was a member of The Queen's College, Oxford.

With his friend and colleague, Arthur Surridge Hunt, he took part in the archaeological dig of Oxyrhynchus and discovered many ancient manuscripts known as the Oxyrhynchus Papyri, including some of the oldest known copies of the New Testament and the Septuagint. Other notable finds are extensive, including previously unknown works by known classical authors. The majority of the find consists of thousands of documentary texts. Parabiblical material, such as copies of the "Logia of Jesus" (words) were also found.

In 1895, Grenfell and Hunt were the first to archaeologically explore the site of Karanis (present Kom Aushim) in Fayum.

In 1908, he became Professor of Papyrology at Oxford and was part of the editing of The Oxyrynchus Papyri and other similar works.

Publications

• B P. Grenfell, A. S. Hunt, Sayings of Our Lord from an early Greek Papyrus (Egypt Exploration Fund; 1897).
• B.P. Grenfell, A. S. Hunt, and D. G. Hogarth, Fayûm Towns and Their Papyri (London 1900).

External links

• Bell HI. 'Bernard Pyne Grenfell'. In JRH Weaver (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography 1922 - 1930. Oxford University Press.
• The Oxyrhynchus papyri, edited with translations and notes by Bernard P. Grenfell and Arthur S. Hunt (Part 10) Cornell University Library Historical Monographs Collection. {Reprinted by} Cornell University Library Digital Collections