Who are Wescott and Hort? Are they the "fathers" of newer bible versions written since the 1880s?

Question

Seems like there were no "new" bibles written until they came on the scene.......

Answer 1

Here is a reference to a website which explains a little about them:

http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/hort.htm

Please note that as Bible versions go - I assume you mean translations into English - Wescott and Hort have to get in line after a lot of people beginning in the 1500's - the King James Bible goes back to 1611 and it was not the first

Answer 2

Uh, actually there were a number of Bible translations older than Wescott and Hort and some even older than the KJV.