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===[[name::John]] [[name::DAVIES]] [[date of birth::1679]]-[[date of death::1732]]===

====Biographical Note====
Born in [[place of birth::London]], son of [[family::John Davies]], [[occupation::merchant]]. BA [[education::Queens' College, Cambridge]] 1699, [[occupation::fellow of Queens' College, Cambridge|fellow]] 1701, MA 1702, LLD 1711. [[occupation::rector|Rector]] of [[location::Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire]] 1711, [[occupation::president]] of Queens' College 1717, [[occupation::vice-chancellor]] of the University 1726. He was a noted classical scholar and friend of [[associates::Richard Bentley]] and published various editions of classical texts; his edition of Cicero's ''De officio'' was incomplete when he died and his notes were left to [[crossreference::Richard Mead 1673-1754|Richard Mead]] to finish the work. Mead gave them to Bentley but all the papers were lost in a fire.

====Books====
In his will, Davies directed that all his books be sold to create extra income for his wife, except for a three-volume folio set of Tillotson's ''Sermons'', to be given to her, and editions of Galen and Hippocrates to be given to his cousin [[family::Richard Davies]]. His library was sold by retail sale in Cambridge, beginning 29 May 1732.

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*[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D656771 Will of Richard Davies, The National Archives PROB 11/674/130].
*Alston, R. C., ''Inventory of sale catalogues ... 1676-1800'', St Philip, 2010.
*''A catalogue of the books ... of ... John Davies'', [Cambridge, 1732].
*Cooper, Thompson, and S. J. Skedd. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/7248 "Davies, John (1679–1732), college head."] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
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