Edward Augustus Bond

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox person Sir Edward Augustus Bond Template:Post-nominals (31 December 1815Template:Snd2 January 1898) was an English librarian.<ref>Richard Garnett, s:Essays in librarianship and bibliography, The Library: Transactions of the Bibliographical Society, s1-X(1):112–114, 1898. {{#invoke:CS1 identifiers|main|_template=doi}}</ref><ref>Template:Cite DNB</ref>

Biography

Bond was born at Hanwell, London, England, the son of a schoolmaster. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, and in 1832 obtained a post in the Public Record Office. In 1838, he became an assistant in the manuscript department of the British Museum, where he attracted the notice of his chief, Sir Frederic Madden, a leading paleographer of his day, and in 1852 he was made Egerton librarian. In 1856, he became assistant keeper of manuscripts, and in 1867 was promoted to the post of keeper.<ref name="EB1911">{{#if: |

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His work in reorganising the manuscript department was of lasting value, and to him is due the classified catalogue of manuscripts, and the improved efficiency and punctuality of publication of the department. In 1873, he was appointed principal librarian of the British Museum. Under his supervision, the new buildings of the White Wing were erected, to accommodate prints, drawings, manuscripts and newspapers. The purchase of the Stowe manuscripts was concluded while he was in office. He founded, in conjunction with Sir Edward Maunde Thompson, the Palaeographical Society, and made scientific improvements to classical palaeography.<ref name="EB1911"/>

He was made LL.D. of Cambridge in 1879, created CB in 1885, and KCB the day before his death in January 1898.<ref name="EB1911"/>

Bond published little, but he was the editor of four volumes of facsimiles of Anglo-Saxon charters from 679 to the Conquest, The Speeches in the Trial of Warren Hastings (1859–1861),<ref name="EB1911"/> and a number of other historic documents.<ref name=ess/> These included Chronica Monasterii de Melsa... (3 vols, 1866–8), the 14th-century chronicles of Meaux Abbey.

He married Caroline Frances Barham (22 July 1823Template:Snd1 August 1912), second daughter of the Reverend Richard Harris Dalton Barham.<ref name=ess>s:Essays in librarianship and bibliography/The Late Sir Edward A. Bond, K.C.B., accessed 30 September 2010</ref>