Paul Maas textual critic

[ficino]

Some folks may enjoy these remarks about Paul Maas after he had settled in Oxford (from biog. sketch by Nigel Wilson):

" ... Maas was a striking figure, frequently to be seen riding his cycle, wearing an open-necked shirt; he never had an overcoat even in the coldest weather. In addition to gardening and music he enjoyed swimming until at least the age of seventy, and he adapted well to English life, even to the extent of acquiring a taste for porridge (he once astonished the staff of a Cambridge college by asking for a second helping). He had no general conversation; visitors were asked at once what it was that they had come to discuss. The pursuit of truth was a priority. When taking a visitor round the chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge, in the search for the tomb of Richard Bentley he was undeterred by the fact that a service was in progress. His willingness to help other scholars, young and old, was notable, and he conducted a vigorous correspondence on innumerable postcards."

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[Roger Pearse]

Hmm ... very Oxford. I suppose Nigel remembers him.