César de Missy
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César de Missy (1703–1775) was a Prussian theologian, chaplain to George III, scholar of the New Testament, and book collector.
Career
[edit | edit source]De Missy spent his life collecting manuscripts for a new edition of the New Testament. Some manuscripts he brought from Mount Athos (e.g. British Library, Add MS 4949).
To his collection belonged the manuscripts of the New Testament 449, 483, 560, 561, ℓ 38, ℓ 162, ℓ 239, ℓ 240, ℓ 241, and other. Afterwards the collection belonged to William Hunter, then to Matthew Baillie (1761–1823), and finally it came to the Glasgow University in 1807.[1]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]He was married (as a widower) to Elizabeth Hollis at St John Clerkenwell on 5 July 1771.
Works
[edit | edit source]- Les Larmes Du Refuge: Ou Sermon Sur Le Pseaume CXXXVII (1735)
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Memoirs of the Rev. Caesar De Missy. In: Literary Anecdotes, edited by John Nichols. London, 1812. Volume III, p. 305–314. Online Google
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Hunterian Collection at the University of Glasgow
External links
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