Horner, I.
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Isaline Blew Horner
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On March 30, 1896, Horner was born in Walthamstow in Essex, England.
In 1917, at the University of Cambridge's women's college Newnham College, Horner was awarded the title of a B.A. in "moral studies."
After her undergraduate studies, Horner remained at Newnham College, becoming in 1918 an assistant librarian and then, in 1920, acting librarian. In 1921, Horner traveled to Ceylon (Sri Lanka), India and Burma where she was first introduced to Buddhism, its literature and related languages. In 1923, Horner returned to England where she accepted a Fellowship at Newnham College and became its librarian. In 1928, she became the first Sarah Smithson Research Fellow in Pali Studies. In 1930, she published her first book, Women Under Primitive Buddhism. In 1933, she edited her first volume of Pali text, the third volume of the Papancasudani (Majjhima Nikaya commentary). In 1934, Horner was awarded the title of an M.A. from Cambridge. From 1939 to 1949, she served on Cambridge's Governing Body.
From 1926 to 1959, Horner lived and traveled with her companion Eliza "Elsie" Marian Butler (1885-1959).
Horner was a cousin of the British Theravada monk Ajahn Amaro.