Bentley's Dissertation upon the Epistles of Phalaris, published in 1699, proved that the letters in question, supposedly written in the 6th century BCE by the Sicilian tyrant Phalaris, were actually a forgery produced by a Greek sophist in the 2nd century CE. Bentley's investigation of the subject is still regarded as a landmark of textual criticism. He also showed that the sound represented in transcriptions of some Greek dialects by the letter digamma appeared also in Homeric poetry, even though it was not represented there in writing by any letter.
生平与生涯
Bentley became Master of Trinity College, Cambridge in 1700. His autocratic manner and contemptuous treatment of the college fellows led to extensive controversy and litigation, but he remained in that post until his death, more than four decades later. In 1717 Bentley was appointed as the Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge. As professor at Cambridge, Bentley introduced the first competitive written examinations in a Western university.
A fellow of the Royal Society, Bentley was interested in natural theology and the new physical sciences, subjects on which he corresponded with Isaac Newton. Bentley was in charge of the second edition of Newton's Principia Mathematica, although he delegated most of the scientific work involved to his pupil Roger Cotes.
关键事实
- Born: January 27, 1662 in Oulton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
- 逝世: 1742
遗产与影响
Richard Bentley的影响远远超出其个人生命的范畴。他们从根本上塑造了人类的知识与进步,其成就与贡献至今仍是基础性的存在。
虽然他/她于1742年逝世,但其思想至今仍被全球学者与从业者研究、辩论与发展。
Richard Bentley至今仍是England诞生的最受赞誉的头脑之一,是该地区丰厚思想遗产的明证。
England的杰出天才
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