Difference between revisions of "Alexander Green 1639/40-1697"

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====Biographical Note====
 
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[[occupation::Fellow]] of [[education::Pembroke College, Cambridge]] 1650-62 (ejected).   
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Son of [[family::Christopher Green]], of [[location::Cambridge]]. BA [[education::Pembroke College, Cambridge]] 1648, [[occupation::fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge|fellow]] 1650, MA 1651, held several college offices including [[occupation::reader]] in [[subject::philosophy]]. He was ejected in 1662 and his subsequent career is not recorded; he died in [[location::Stansted, Hertfordshire]].   
  
 
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Bequeathed [[monetary value::£10]] or £10 worth of his [[bequest::books]] to [[beneficiary::Pembroke College, Cambridge|Pembroke]].
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Green bequeathed either [[monetary value::£10]] or £10 worth of his books to [[beneficiary::Pembroke College, Cambridge|Pembroke]], according to their preference; there is no record of Green in the Library benefactors' book, suggesting that the money was chosen. His will has no other mention of books, and the extent of his library is not known.
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None of Green's books have been identified.
  
 
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*[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D719059 Will of Alexander Green, The National Archives PROB 11/436/400].
 
*Matthews, A. G. ''Calamy revised''. Oxford, 1934.
 
*Matthews, A. G. ''Calamy revised''. Oxford, 1934.
 
*Venn, J. and J. A., ''Alumni Cantabrigienses''. Cambridge, 1922.  
 
*Venn, J. and J. A., ''Alumni Cantabrigienses''. Cambridge, 1922.  
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Revision as of 22:53, 26 May 2020

Alexander GREEN 1639/40-97

Biographical Note

Son of Christopher Green, of Cambridge. BA Pembroke College, Cambridge 1648, fellow 1650, MA 1651, held several college offices including reader in philosophy. He was ejected in 1662 and his subsequent career is not recorded; he died in Stansted, Hertfordshire.

Books

Green bequeathed either £10 or £10 worth of his books to Pembroke, according to their preference; there is no record of Green in the Library benefactors' book, suggesting that the money was chosen. His will has no other mention of books, and the extent of his library is not known.

Characteristic Markings

None of Green's books have been identified.

Sources