Ernest Alfred Benians (23 October 1880, Goudhurst, Kent – February 1952) was a British academic and historian.Janus notes He was born in Goudhurst, Kent, and was educated at Bethany School, where his father was headmaster. He went to the

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in 1899, where he was admitted to St John's College, and became President of the Nonconformist Union.Diary of James Chuter Ede, recording Benians's death, 14 February 1952 After graduating, he became a Fellow of St John's in 1906, followed by a succession of teaching appointments within the university. He was Master of St John's 1933–1952 and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1939–1941. In 1947 he was elected an honorary fellow of

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Selected publications

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References and sources

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Janus Catalogue (biographical notes)

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* Masters of St John's College, Cambridge 1880 births 1952 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Honorary Fellows of Trinity College Dublin Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge 20th-century English historians People educated at Bethany School, Goudhurst {{UK-historian-stub