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ELLIS, SIR HENRY (1777-1869) , English antiquary, was born in London on the 29th of November 1777. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' school, and at St John's College, Oxford, of which he was elected a fellow. After having held for a few months a sub-librarianship in the Bodleian, he was in 1800 appointed to a similar post in the British Museum. In 1827 he became chief
knighthood
work
records to write the introduction to Domesday Book, a task which he discharged with much learning, though several of his views have not stood the test of later criticism. His Original
series , 1824; second series , 1827; third series, 1846) are compiled chiefly from manuscripts in the British Museum and the State Paper Office, and have been of considerable service to historical writers. To the Library of Entertaining Knowledge he contributed four volumes on the Elgin
Marbles
joint -secretary of the Society of Antiquaries.End of Article: ELLIS, SIR HENRY (1777-1869) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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