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| − | [[occupation:: | + | Son of [[family::Edward Barnes]] of [[location::St Stephen]], [[location::Coleman Street]] parish, [[location::London]], a [[occupation::tailor]]. Admitted a servitor of [[education::Emmanuel College, Cambridge]], 1671; BA 1675; fellow 1678; MA 1679; BD 1686. A [[occupation::Greek scholar]] and [[occupation::antiquary]], Barnes was made [[occupation::Regius Professor of Greek]] at [[organisations::the University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] in 1695 but, as the university grew increasingly hostile to his pro-Stuart sympathies, he grew closer to [[location::Oxford]] scholarly circles and became friends with the likes of [[associates::Edward Bernard]], [[associates::Francis Cherry]], and [[associates::Thomas Hearne]]. In 1700 Barnes married a [[family::Mrs Mason]], a widow of llocation::Hemingford]], near [[location::St Ives]], [[location::Huntingdonshire]] and was married to her until his death in 1712. |
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| − | Barnes used an engraved armorial bookplate dated 1700. | + | Barnes used an engraved armorial bookplate dated 1700. The paper's of [[associates::Thomas Hearne]]'s include a list of Barnes's unpublished works, of which many are in [[present Repository::Emmanuel College, Cambridge|Emmanuel College]] library. |
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Joshua BARNES 1654-1712
Biographical Note
Son of Edward Barnes of St Stephen, Coleman Street parish, London, a tailor. Admitted a servitor of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 1671; BA 1675; fellow 1678; MA 1679; BD 1686. A Greek scholar and antiquary, Barnes was made Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge in 1695 but, as the university grew increasingly hostile to his pro-Stuart sympathies, he grew closer to Oxford scholarly circles and became friends with the likes of Edward Bernard, Francis Cherry, and Thomas Hearne. In 1700 Barnes married a Mrs Mason, a widow of llocation::Hemingford]], near St Ives, Huntingdonshire and was married to her until his death in 1712.
Books
Barnes used an engraved armorial bookplate dated 1700. The paper's of Thomas Hearne's include a list of Barnes's unpublished works, of which many are in Emmanuel College library.
Sources
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903. 1537/*533.
- Haugen, Kristine L. "Barnes, Joshua (1654–1712), Greek scholar and antiquary." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
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