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===[[name::John]] [[name::BENNET]] [[date of birth::1657]]-[[date of death::1686|86]]=== | ===[[name::John]] [[name::BENNET]] [[date of birth::1657]]-[[date of death::1686|86]]=== | ||
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| − | + | Born in [[place of birth::Westminster]], son of [[family::John Bennet]]. BA [[education::Christ Church, Oxford]] 1680, MA 1683, and went on to study medicine. His [[book title::''Constantius the apostate'']] ([[date of publication::1683]]) was a contribution to the debate around [[associates::Samuel Johnson]]'s [[book title::''Julian the apostate'']] (actually an attack on the succession of the Roman Catholic James II to the throne); Bennet opposed Johnson. | |
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| − | Several books with | + | Several books with Bennet's armorial stamp and initials "I B" survive in [[present repository::Christ Church Library]] (as all the known books are there, this may have been a donation or bequest?). |
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Latest revision as of 06:53, 3 August 2020
John BENNET 1657-86
Biographical Note
Born in Westminster, son of John Bennet. BA Christ Church, Oxford 1680, MA 1683, and went on to study medicine. His Constantius the apostate (1683) was a contribution to the debate around Samuel Johnson's Julian the apostate (actually an attack on the succession of the Roman Catholic James II to the throne); Bennet opposed Johnson.
Books
Several books with Bennet's armorial stamp and initials "I B" survive in Christ Church Library (as all the known books are there, this may have been a donation or bequest?).
Sources
- British Armorial Bindings.
- Pritchard, Jonathan. "Bennet, John (1657–1686), writer." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.