Montague rhodes james obituary. He developed a taste for old books from a precocious age and was fonder of reading dusty volumes in the library than playing with the other children. . James had been in ill-health since January of this year, and in April his condition became serious, but he made a satisfactory recovery. Probate, London4 Aug to Allen Beville Ramsay, master of Magdalen college, Cambridge and Clarence Henry Kennett Marten, vice provost of Eton college. Dec 18, 2010 · M. Montague Rhodes James of the Lodge, Eton college, Buckinghamshire died 12 Jun 1936 at the Provosts Lodge, Eton college. Canon James was an expert in manuscripts and apocryphal writings, many of which he edited for publication, including his famous edition of the Biblical Apocrypha. he was 73. We can be reasonably confident in claiming that after reading about his last weeks, during which he was ill, tired, weak and bored but Dec 25, 2022 · The provost of Eton, Dr. Dr. Montague Rhodes James OM FBA (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936) was an English medievalist scholar and author who served as provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918), and of Eton College (1918–1936) as well as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge (1913–1915). Montague Rhodes James, died at his house, The Lodge, Eton, yesterday. In 1918 he returned to Eton, called by the Crown to be the new Provost. He died in June 1936. Montague Rhodes James was born in 1862 in Goodnestone Parsonage, Kent, where his father was the curate, and died in 1936. James died at peace with himself and the world. R. biw shvm zkjdsn hcw kke fbtx nkngpe uzn ddmzy amg