César de Missy
César de Missy (1703–1775) was a Prussian theologian, chaplain to
George III
, scholar of the New Testament, and book collector.
Career
De Missy spent his life collecting manuscripts for a new edition of the New Testament. Some manuscripts he brought from
British Library, Add MS 4949
).
To his collection belonged the manuscripts of the New Testament
Glasgow University in 1807.[1]
Personal life
He was married (as a widower) to Elizabeth Hollis at St John Clerkenwell on 5 July 1771.
Works
- Les Larmes Du Refuge: Ou Sermon Sur Le Pseaume CXXXVII (1735)
References
- ^ Hunterian Collection at the University of Glasgow
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