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| − | ===[[name::Thomas]] [[name::SPARK]] [[date of birth::1655]]-[[date of death::1692 | + | ===[[name::Thomas]] [[name::SPARK]] [[date of birth::1655]]-[[date of death::1692]]=== |
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| − | Born at [[place of birth::Northop, Flintshire]], son of [[family::Archibald Spark]], [[occupation::vicar]] there. BA [[education::Christ Church, Oxford]] 1676, MA 1679, Greek [[occupation::praelector]] 1682, BD 1688, DD 1691. [[occupation::Prebendary]] of [[organisations::Lichfield Cathedral|Lichfield]] 1686, [[occupation::rector]] of [[location::Ewhurst, Surrey]] 1687, [[occupation::prebendary]] of [[organisations::Rochester Cathedral|Rochester]] 1688. He published a number of editions of [[subject::classics|classical]] texts, which were criticised for their accuracy and scholarship. | + | Born at [[place of birth::Northop, Flintshire]], son of [[family::Archibald Spark]], [[occupation::vicar]] there. BA [[education::Christ Church, Oxford]] 1676, MA 1679, Greek [[occupation::praelector]] 1682, BD 1688, DD 1691. [[occupation::prebendary|Prebendary]] of [[organisations::Lichfield Cathedral|Lichfield]] 1686, [[occupation::rector]] of [[location::Ewhurst, Surrey]] 1687, [[occupation::prebendary]] of [[organisations::Rochester Cathedral|Rochester]] 1688. He published a number of editions of [[subject::classics|classical]] texts, which were criticised for their accuracy and scholarship. |
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| − | Spark's library was [[auction::auctioned]] in [[location of auction::London]], [[date of auction::3.7.1693]]. The | + | Spark's library was [[auction::auctioned]] in [[location of auction::London]], [[date of auction::3.7.1693]]. The only recorded copy, in the British Library, ends on p.20 and may be incomplete; it includes 1468 lots, divided between [[language::Latin]] [[subject::theology]] (325 lots), [[language::Latin]] miscellaneous (374), [[language::Latin]] [[subject::mathematics]] and [[subject::medicine]] (101), and [[language::English]] [[subject::theology|divinity]], [[subject::history]] and miscellaneous (668). |
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Latest revision as of 07:30, 12 April 2023
Thomas SPARK 1655-1692
Biographical Note
Born at Northop, Flintshire, son of Archibald Spark, vicar there. BA Christ Church, Oxford 1676, MA 1679, Greek praelector 1682, BD 1688, DD 1691. Prebendary of Lichfield 1686, rector of Ewhurst, Surrey 1687, prebendary of Rochester 1688. He published a number of editions of classical texts, which were criticised for their accuracy and scholarship.
Books
Spark's library was auctioned in London, 3.7.1693. The only recorded copy, in the British Library, ends on p.20 and may be incomplete; it includes 1468 lots, divided between Latin theology (325 lots), Latin miscellaneous (374), Latin mathematics and medicine (101), and English divinity, history and miscellaneous (668).
Characteristic Markings
None of Spark's books have been identified.
Sources
- Alston, R. C. Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800. St Philip, 2010.
- Bibliotheca Sparkiana, [London, 1693], ESTC r184510.
- Quehen, Hugh de. "Spark, Thomas (bap. 1655, d. 1692), Church of England clergyman and classical scholar." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.