Lionel D. BarnettLionel David Barnett CB FBA (October 21, 1871 – January 28, 1960) was a British orientalist. Barnett, the son of a Liverpool banker, attended Liverpool High School, Liverpool Institute, University College, Liverpool, and Trinity College, Cambridge, were he earned a first-class degree in classics and three Browne medals. In 1899, he was appointed Assistant Keeper in the Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts at the British Museum. He was appointed Keeper in 1908 and held the position until his retirement in 1936. He was also Professor of Sanskrit at University College, London from 1906 to 1917, the School of Oriental Studies' inaugural Lecturer in Sanskrit (1917-1948), the School's Lecturer in Ancient Indian History and Epigraphy (1922-1948), and the School's Librarian (1940-1947). He returned to the British Museum as an Assistant Keeper in 1948, at the age of 77, when it was dangerously short of staff, and remained there until his death. In 1932, Barnett went completely blind in one eye and only had partial vision in the other. In 1937, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB). Read More Read Less