Llewellyn John Montfort (or Montford) Bebb (16 February 1862 – 22 November 1915) was a British academic.

Life

Bebb was born in

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, the son of a clergyman, Revd. William Bebb, and educated at

Winchester College Winchester College is a public school (fee-charging independent day and boarding school) in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded by William of Wykeham in 1382 and has existed in its present location ever since. It is the oldest of the ...

. in 1885 he gained his BA from

New College, Oxford New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as its feeder school, New College is one of the oldest colleges at th ...

, taking a double first. He was ordained deacon in 1886 and priest in 1887. He become a fellow of

Brasenose College, Oxford Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the mi ...

on graduation, a position he maintained until 1898. Whilst at Brasenose, Bebb was successively tutor (1889–98), and librarian (1892–98). In 1892, he became Vice-Principal of Brasenose, until 1898, when he was appointed principal of

St David's College, Lampeter University of Wales, Lampeter ( cy, Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan) was a university in Lampeter, Wales. Founded in 1822, and incorporated by royal charter in 1828, it was the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales, with limited ...

. He held this final position until his death in 1915. He was known as an able administrator, a conscientious teacher and a keen sportsman. At Lampeter, he worked hard to raise funds for the college He was a member of

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, a founder member of the

Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society Ceredigion Historical Society (formally the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society) was founded in 1909. History Founding members included: Revd George Eyre Evans, Llewellyn John Montford Bebb, Revd Professor E. Tyrrell-Green (Chairman), Revd J Fran ...

and a canon of

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. Academically, his most valuable publications were articles in Hastings' ''Dictionary of the Bible.'' He was examining chaplain to the

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from 1893 to 1898, and to the

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from 1898 to 1902, and was also curator of the botanical garden, Oxford, between 1896 and 1898. He married Louisa Marion Traer, daughter of the surgeon James Reeves Traer, in 1886; they had four sons and three daughters including

Gwyneth Bebb Gwyneth Marjorie Bebb, OBE (27 October 1889 – 9 October 1921) (later Mrs Thomson) was an English lawyer. She was the claimant in '' Bebb v. The Law Society'', a test case in the opening of the legal profession to women in Britain. She was e ...

who campaigned to be a lawyer.

References

Sources

Welsh Biography Online
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bebb, Llewellyn John Montford 1862 births 1915 deaths Alumni of New College, Oxford Fellows of Brasenose College, Oxford People associated with the University of Wales, Lampeter South African emigrants to the United Kingdom Principals of St David's College