Word: bentinck
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Described as "loyal and devoted" by his former colleague Associate Dean of Freshmen W. C. Burriss Young '55, Bentinck-Smith filled the post of administrative officer for more than 40 years...
...Bentinck-Smith served under presidents James Bryant Conant '04, Nathan M. Pusey '28 and Derek C. Bok. He earned the Harvard Medal in 1987 for exceptional contributions to the University...
...Bentinck-Smith was editor of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin, now the Harvard Magazine, from 1946 to 1954 and continued to serve on the magazine's staff for many years after leaving the editorship. During his tenure as editor, the Bulletin garnered the Robert Sibley award for best alumni publication in the United States...
...Bentinck-Smith is perhaps best remembered for his extensive writing on Harvard's history. His knowledge of the University's past, described as "encyclopedic" by Young, was complemented by his "wonderful sense of prose...
Among his many historical works about the University, Bentinck-Smith edited the Harvard Book anthology and More Lives of Harvard Scholars...