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M. R. James

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20th century British author, medievalist scholar and provost (1862-1936)

United KingdomWritersLived 1862 to 1936 · aged 73
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Montague Rhodes James 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).

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M. R. James's scholarly work uncovered the burial places of the abbots of Bury St Edmunds Abbey in 1903 (from front to rear): Edmund of Walpole (1248-1256); Henry of Rushbrooke (1235-1248); Richard of the Isle of Ely (1229-1234); Samson (1182-1211); and Ording (1148-1157).[16]M. R. James's scholarly work uncovered the burial places of the abbots of Bury St Edmunds Abbey in 1903 (from front to rear): Edmund of Walpole (1248-1256); Henry of Rushbrooke (1235-1248); Richard of the Isle of Ely (1229-1234); Samson (1182-1211); and Ording (1148-1157).[16]Illustration by James McBryde for M. R. James's story "'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad'". James was close friends with the illustrator, and the collection Ghost Stories of an Antiquary in 1904 was intended as a showcase for McBryde's artwork, but McBryde died having completed only four plates.Illustration by James McBryde for M. R. James's story "'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad'". James was close friends with the illustrator, and the collection Ghost Stories of an Antiquary in 1904 was intended as a showcase for McBryde's artwork, but McBryde died having completed only four plates.The Virgin Mary: page from a 15th-century book of hours from the catalogue of the Fitzwilliam MuseumThe Virgin Mary: page from a 15th-century book of hours from the catalogue of the Fitzwilliam MuseumPage of a 12th-century English manuscript from the catalogue of the McClean Collection, CambridgePage of a 12th-century English manuscript from the catalogue of the McClean Collection, Cambridge

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1926Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America
honorary doctorate
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Fellow of the British Academy

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Jacques Le GoffAlso won Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of AmericaSteven RuncimanAlso won Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of AmericaJacques MaritainAlso won Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America

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About this person

Montague Rhodes James 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). James's scholarly work is still highly regarded, but he is best remembered for his ghost stories, which are considered by many critics and authors as the finest in the English language and widely influential on modern horror.

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United Kingdom
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deceased
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Lived 1862 to 1936 · aged 73
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