J. W. B. Barns
J. W. B. Barns | |
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| Born | John Wintour Baldwin Barns 12 May 1912 Anglican clergy |
| Title | Professor of Egyptology (1965–1974) |
| Spouse |
Dorothy (m. 1954) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Fairfield School |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | The character and use of anthologies among the Greek literary papyri: together with an edition of some unpublished papyri (1946) |
| Doctoral advisor | C. H. Roberts |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Egyptology and Classics |
| Sub-discipline | Papyrology |
| Institutions | University of Oxford University College, Oxford The Queen's College, Oxford |
John Wintour Baldwin Barns (12 May 1912 – 23 February 1974) was a British
Early life and education
Barns was born on 12 May 1912 in
At the age of 17, Barns
After completing his second
Career
Service during World War II
During World War II, Barns worked in military intelligence.[1][3] Between 1940 and 1945, he served at Bletchley Park. He worked in Hut 4 (analysing naval intelligence gleaned from cracked Enigma and Hagelin messages), Hut 5 (military intelligence focusing on Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese ciphers), and Block A (Naval Intelligence). He reached the rank of Temporary Senior Assistant Officer.[6]
Academic career
In 1945, after the end of
In 1953, Barns was appointed
On 1 October 1965, Barns was appointed Professor of Egyptology at the University of Oxford, in succession to Jaroslav Černý.[8] He held the post until his sudden death in 1974.
Ordained ministry
During the 1950s, Barns found himself more and more interested in theology. This led him to seek ordination, and he trained for
Death
Barns died suddenly on 23 February 1974. He was aged 61.[1]
Personal life
In 1954, Barns married Dorothy Eileen Constance Sturges. They did not have any children.[9]
Selected works
- Barns, John W. B. (1952). The Ashmolean ostracon of Sinuhe. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Barns, John W. B. (1956). Five Ramesseum papyri. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Barns, John W. B. (1961). The placing of papyrus fragments. Oslo: Norwegian University Press.
- Barns, J. W. B.; Parsans, P. J.; Rea, John; Turner, E. G. (1966). The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Part XXXI. London: Egypt Exploration Society.
- Reymond, E. A. E.; Barns, J. W. B. (1973). Embalmer's Archives from Hawara: Catalogue of Demotic Papyri in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford: Griffith Institute.
- Reymond, E. A. E.; Barns, J. W. B., eds. (1973). Four martyrdoms from the Pierpont Morgan Coptic codices. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780198154488.
- Barns, John W. B. (1978). Egyptians and Greeks: Inaugural lecture delivered before the University of Oxford on 25 November 1966. Brussels: Fondation Égyptologique Reine Élisabeth.
- Barns, J. W. B.; Browne, G. M.; Shelton, J. C., eds. (1981). Nag Hammadi Codices: Greek and Coptic Papyri from the Cartonnage of the Covers. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-9004062771.
References
- ^ S2CID 192337105.
- ^ a b c d e "Revd. J. W. B. Barns MSS". Griffith Institute Archive. University of Oxford. 11 September 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Prof J. W. B. Barns". The Times. No. 58999. 28 January 1974. p. 14.
- ^ "Honour Moderations at Oxford". The Times. No. 47039. 15 April 1935. p. 16.
- ^ Barns, John Wintour Baldwin (1946). "The character and use of anthologies among the Greek literary papyri : together with an edition of some unpublished papyri". Electronic Thesis Online Service. The British Library. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Mr John Wintour Baldwin Barns". Roll of Honour. Bletchley Park. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ JSTOR 3856312.
- ^ "University News: Oxford". The Times. No. 56063. 14 July 1964. p. 6.
- ^ Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 14 Oct 2017
- S2CID 192221125.
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