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Sir John Edwin Sandys (19 May, 1844–6 July, 1922), was a classical scholar.
He was born at Leicester on 19 May 1844, a son of the Reverend Timothy Sandys of the Church Missionary Society and Rebecca (née Swain). Living at first in India, he returned to England at the age of eleven, and was educated at the Church Missionary Society School in Islington, then at Repton School. In 1863 he won a scholarship to St John’s College, Cambridge.
He obtained a Bell scholarship and won several prizes for Greek and Latin prose. In 1867 he was elected Fellow at his college, and appointed to a lectureship, then later also a tutorship. He was elected public orator in 1876, and was given the title orator emeritus when he retired in 1919. He was awarded honorary doctorates from the universities of Dublin in 1892, Edinburgh in 1909, Athens in 1912 and Oxford in 1920. He was made a Fellow of the British Academy in 1909, and a Commander in the Greek Order of the Saviour. He was awarded his knighthood in 1911.
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What a busy day I spent the day at Sandys doing mini readings and now will start answering emails.
faithworks2005 (Faithworks2005) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:20:13 -0000
What a busy day I spent the day at Sandys doing mini readings and now will start answering emails.
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RT @PrettyBoyJay823: @shestandsaLone I'm finally in da cribb smh I feel warm like when spongebob and patrick took sandys furr lol
@shestandsaLone I'm finally in da cribb smh I feel warm like when spongebob and patrick took sandys furr lol
PrettyBoyJay823 (RichYoung Hova) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:19:03 -0000
@shestandsaLone I'm finally in da cribb smh I feel warm like when spongebob and patrick took sandys furr lol
So its family christmas day! Ryanes gonna cook, sandys gonna pack bowls and I'm gonna not do anything helpful to spite them.
ChiDirtyGirl (Jaye Williams) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:57:04 -0000
So its family christmas day! Ryanes gonna cook, sandys gonna pack bowls and I'm gonna not do anything helpful to spite them.
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