Daniel Osborne 1669/70-1710

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Daniel OSBORNE 1669/70-1710

Biographical Note

Born in Stoke Gabriel, Devon, son of Thomas Osborne. BA Exeter College, Oxford 1689, MA 1693, fellow 1695, BD 1703; remained there until his death. He was described by Thomas Hearne as “a sober, honest, religious man and a very good scholar, and a diligent tutor in the College”. Administration of his estate was granted in Oxford, 24 May 1710.

Books

Osborne’s library was sold by auction in Oxford, 7 July 1710, as part of a joint sale with the books of Henry Jones. The sale catalogue contains 2963 lots, divided between Latin theology and miscellaneous subjects (1366), Latin and English medicine (287), French and Italian books (18), and English theology and miscellaneous (1292). The catalogue does not distinguish which books came from which source.

Characteristic Markings

None of Osborne’s books have been identified.

Sources

  • Bibliotheca Jonesiana & Osborneana, 1710 (ESTC t186846).
  • Doble, C. (ed), Remarks and collections of Thomas Hearne, vol.2, 1886.
  • Foster, J. Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford 1500-1714/1715-1886, 8 vols, Oxford, 1891.
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