Charles Lang Freer acquired the Codex Washingtonianus manuscript in Egypt in 1906.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent sources (National Geographic, Wikipedia, Textus-Receptus) confirm the year, location, and acquirer, with some specifying exact date in December 1906. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- Charles Lang Freer | American industrialist and art collector (seed:culture_and_philosophy)
- http://textus-receptus.com/wiki/Codex_Washingtonianus (corroboration)
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/131227-ancient-bible-codex-washingtonianus-freer-logion-religion-culture (corroboration)