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[[File:BennetJohn1.jpg| thumb |Armorial stamp of John Bennet (British Armorial Bindings)]]
 
====Biographical Note====
 
====Biographical Note====
Of [[educated at::Christ Church College, Oxford|Christ Church, Oxford]] ([[has degree::MA]] [[graduated in::1683]]).
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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.
  
 
====Books====
 
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Several books with his armorial stamp survive in Christ Church Library.
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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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''ODNB''. Armorials database.
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*[https://armorial.library.utoronto.ca/stamp-owners/BEN003 British Armorial Bindings].
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*Pritchard, Jonathan. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/2107 "Bennet, John (1657–1686), writer."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''.  
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Latest revision as of 06:53, 3 August 2020

John BENNET 1657-86

Armorial stamp of John Bennet (British Armorial Bindings)

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