How to Pronounce César de Missy
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Jun 02, 1703 Died on 10 Aug 1775 (aged 72)
Prussian book collector and theologian
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About César De Missy
- César de Missy (1703–1775), theologian, chaplain to George III, scholar of the New Testament, and book collector. De Missy was a Prussian critic and book collector, who owned many of the volumes in this collection.
- He spent his life collecting manuscripts for the new edition of the New Testament.
- Some manuscripts he brought from Mount Athos (e.g.
- British Library, Add MS 4949). He was married (as a widower) to Elizabeth Hollis at St John Clerkenwell on 5 July 1771.
- To his collection belonged the manuscripts of the New Testament 449, 483, 560, 561, l 38, l 162, l 239, l 240, l 241, and other.
- Afterwards the collection belonged to William Hunter, then to Matthew Baillie (1761–1823), and finally it came to the Glasgow University in 1807. WorksLes Larmes Du Refuge: Ou Sermon Sur Le Pseaume CXXXVII (1735)
