This arrangement was made at the request of Bentham's will

[keannu]

What does this "arrangement" mean? It's rarely used in this way, I guess.

49)Visitors to University College London are often surprised to encounter the British philosopher Jeremy Bentham.This may be because he actually died in 1832. His skeleton, however, has been preserved in a wooden cabinet kept in the college's main building. Known as the Auto-Icon, it is dressed in Bentham's actual clothing and topped with a wax head. This arrangement was made at the request of Bentham's will, written shortly before his death...

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think the arrangement refers to the following.

His skeleton ... has been preserved in a wooden cabinet kept in the college's main building ... it is dressed in Bentham's actual clothing and topped with a wax head.

Not a teacher.

 

[emsr2d2]

I agree with MatthewWai.

I would like to add that "... was made at the request of Bentham's will" is rather odd. His will didn't request anything. He did. He requested it before his death by writing it in his will.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Is '... was made pursuant to Bentham's will' acceptable?

 

[emsr2d2]

I would probably use ".. pursuant to the terms of Bentham's will".

 

[tzfujimino]

I've just learned a new expression 'pursuant to something'.
Thank you very much.:-D

How about 'according to somebody's will'? Does it sound unnatural?
Thank you again.

 

[Matthew Wai]

How about 'as per somebody's will'? Does it sound unnatural?

I've just learned a new expression 'pursuant to something'.

Perhaps we non-native speakers have to learn a new expression every day.

 

[SoothingDave]

I've just learned a new expression 'pursuant to something'.
Thank you very much.:-D

How about 'according to somebody's will'? Does it sound unnatural?
Thank you again.

"In accordance with his will" is more formal, but yours is OK.

 

[emsr2d2]

I still feel that the "terms" of the will need to be mentioned. It would not be unreasonable to say "... according to the terms of Bentham's will" or "... in line with the terms of ...".