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'''Samuel Sandars''' (25 April 1837, [[Chelmsford]], [[Essex]] - 15 June 1894<ref name="Library">Obituary, ''The Library'', Vol. s1-6, No. 1, 1894, p. 289</ref>) was a British bibliographer, barrister and university benefactor.
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'''Samuel Sandars''' (25 April 1837, [[Chelmsford]], [[Essex]] - 15 June 1894<ref name="Library">Obituary, ''The Library'', Vol. s1-6, No. 1, 1894, p. 289</ref>) was an English bibliographer, barrister and university benefactor.


Samuel Sanders was the only son of George Sandars, MP for [[Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency)|Wakefield]]. He was educated at [[Harrow School|Harrow]] and [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], where he took his BA degree in 1860 and became MA in 1863. Admited to the [[Inner Temple]] in 1859, Sandars was called to the Bar in 1863.<ref>Venn, J. A., ''[[Alumni Cantabrigienses]]'', Part II Vol. V, p. 411</ref> In July 1863 Sandars married Elizabeth Maria, eldest daughter of [[Francis William Russell]], MP for [[Limerick City (UK Parliament constituency)|Limerick]].<ref>''[[Gentleman's Magazine]], vol. 215, 1863, p. 236</ref>
He was educated at [[Harrow School|Harrow]] and [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], where he took his BA degree in 1860 and became MA in 1863. Admitted to the [[Inner Temple]] in 1859, Sandars was called to the Bar in 1863.<ref name=Venn>{{acad |id=SNDS855S |name=Sandars, Samuel}}</ref> In July 1863 Sandars married Elizabeth Maria, eldest daughter of [[Francis William Russell]], MP for [[Limerick City (UK Parliament constituency)|Limerick]].<ref>''[[Gentleman's Magazine]], vol. 215, 1863, p. 236</ref>


Sandars was a Fellow of the [[Royal Geographical Society]], a Fellow of the [[Royal Historical Society]], a member of the [[Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals|Library Association]] and a member of the [[Bibliographical Society]]. <ref name="Library" /> He became JP for [[Buckinghamshire]], and shortly before his death in 1894 [[High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire]].<ref name="Library" />
Sandars was a Fellow of the [[Royal Geographical Society]], a Fellow of the [[Royal Historical Society]], a member of the [[Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals|Library Association]] and a member of the [[Bibliographical Society]].<ref name="Library" /> He became JP for [[Buckinghamshire]], and shortly before his death in 1894 [[High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire]].<ref name="Library" />


From 1869 onwards Sandars donated rare books to [[Cambridge University Library]]; he bequeathed 1,460 printed books to the library on his death.<ref>[http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/rarebooks/directory.html#sand Collections Directory]</ref><ref>Fabian, Bernhard, ''Handbuch deutscher historischer Buchbestände in Europa'', 1997, p. 178</ref> He was also a benefactor to the [[Fitzwilliam Museum]], [[Great St Mary's Church]] and the Divinity School in Cambridge,<ref>Rupp, Gordon, 'A Cambrdieg Centenary: The Selwyn Divinity School. 1879-1979', ''The Historical Journal'' 24:2 (1981). p. 426</ref> and bequeathed £2000 to [[Cambridge University]] to endow the Sandars Readership in Bibliography for the delivery of one or more lectures annually on "Bibliography, Palaeography, Typography, Bookbinding, Book Illustration, the science of Books and Manuscripts and the Arts relating thereto.".<ref>Clark, J. W., ''Endowments of the University of Cambridge'', 1904</ref>
From 1869 onwards Sandars donated rare books to [[Cambridge University Library]]; he bequeathed 1,460 printed books to the library on his death.<ref>[http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/rarebooks/directory.html#sand Collections Directory]</ref><ref>Fabian, Bernhard, ''Handbuch deutscher historischer Buchbestände in Europa'', 1997, p. 178</ref> He was also a benefactor to the [[Fitzwilliam Museum]],<ref>de Hamel, Christoper, "Cockerell as Museum Director." ''[[The Book Collector]]'' 55 (no 2): Summer 2006: 201-223</ref> [[Great St Mary's Church]] and the [[Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge|Divinity School]] in Cambridge.<ref>Rupp, Gordon, 'A Cambridge Centenary: The Selwyn Divinity School. 1879-1979', ''The Historical Journal'' 24:2 (1981). p. 426</ref> Nigel Morgan lectured on "Sandars as a collector of illuminated manuscripts" as the 2014 Sandars Lecturer.<ref>Lowe, David. (2014) [https://languagecollections-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/2014/03/03/samuel-sandars-as-collector-of-illuminated-manuscripts/ Samuel Sandars as collector of illuminated manuscripts]. Languages across Borders:
language collections at the University of Cambridge. Cambridge University Libraries.</ref>

Sandars bequeathed £2000 to [[Cambridge University]] to endow the [[Sandars Lectures|Sandars Readership in Bibliography]] for the delivery of one or more lectures annually on "Bibliography, Palaeography, Typography, Bookbinding, Book Illustration, the science of Books and Manuscripts and the Arts relating thereto."<ref>[[John Willis Clark|Clark, J. W.]], ''Endowments of the University of Cambridge'', 1904</ref> A checklist of the Sandars Lectures from 1894 to 1983 by [[David McKitterick]] was published in 1983. <ref>McKitterick, David. 1983. ''The Sandars and Lyell Lectures: A Checklist with an Introduction.'' New York: Jonathan A. Hill.</ref>


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*[http://www.sandars.org.uk/SandarsCenturies/Tree4.htm Sandars family tree]
*[http://www.sandars.org.uk/SandarsCenturies/Tree4.htm Sandars family tree]
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*[http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/sandars/ The Sandars Readership in Bibliography]
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Latest revision as of 07:23, 28 September 2024

Not to be confused with Samuel Sanders.

Samuel Sandars (25 April 1837, Chelmsford, Essex - 15 June 1894[1]) was an English bibliographer, barrister and university benefactor.

He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took his BA degree in 1860 and became MA in 1863. Admitted to the Inner Temple in 1859, Sandars was called to the Bar in 1863.[2] In July 1863 Sandars married Elizabeth Maria, eldest daughter of Francis William Russell, MP for Limerick.[3]

Sandars was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a member of the Library Association and a member of the Bibliographical Society.[1] He became JP for Buckinghamshire, and shortly before his death in 1894 High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire.[1]

From 1869 onwards Sandars donated rare books to Cambridge University Library; he bequeathed 1,460 printed books to the library on his death.[4][5] He was also a benefactor to the Fitzwilliam Museum,[6] Great St Mary's Church and the Divinity School in Cambridge.[7] Nigel Morgan lectured on "Sandars as a collector of illuminated manuscripts" as the 2014 Sandars Lecturer.[8]

Sandars bequeathed £2000 to Cambridge University to endow the Sandars Readership in Bibliography for the delivery of one or more lectures annually on "Bibliography, Palaeography, Typography, Bookbinding, Book Illustration, the science of Books and Manuscripts and the Arts relating thereto."[9] A checklist of the Sandars Lectures from 1894 to 1983 by David McKitterick was published in 1983. [10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Obituary, The Library, Vol. s1-6, No. 1, 1894, p. 289
  2. ^ "Sandars, Samuel (SNDS855S)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ Gentleman's Magazine, vol. 215, 1863, p. 236
  4. ^ Collections Directory
  5. ^ Fabian, Bernhard, Handbuch deutscher historischer Buchbestände in Europa, 1997, p. 178
  6. ^ de Hamel, Christoper, "Cockerell as Museum Director." The Book Collector 55 (no 2): Summer 2006: 201-223
  7. ^ Rupp, Gordon, 'A Cambridge Centenary: The Selwyn Divinity School. 1879-1979', The Historical Journal 24:2 (1981). p. 426
  8. ^ Lowe, David. (2014) Samuel Sandars as collector of illuminated manuscripts. Languages across Borders: language collections at the University of Cambridge. Cambridge University Libraries.
  9. ^ Clark, J. W., Endowments of the University of Cambridge, 1904
  10. ^ McKitterick, David. 1983. The Sandars and Lyell Lectures: A Checklist with an Introduction. New York: Jonathan A. Hill.

Further reading

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  • The Cambridge Review, 1894
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Honorary titles
Preceded by High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
1894 		Succeeded by
Francis Culling Carr-Gomm
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