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...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...
...writing, Bentinck-Smith was never "excessively reverent" about this school's past, according to John T. Bethell, the current editor of Harvard Magazine...
...Bentinck-Smith's familiarity with the nuances of the University's his- tory provided a link between the Harvard of thepast and Harvard of the present and future,Bethell said...
Born in Boston, Bentinck-Smith graduated fromMilton Academy...