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Born at [[place of birth::Wheatley, Oxfordshire]], son of [[family::Oliver Gadbury]], gentleman [[occupation::farmer]]. | Born at [[place of birth::Wheatley, Oxfordshire]], son of [[family::Oliver Gadbury]], gentleman [[occupation::farmer]]. | ||
| − | [[occupation::Astrologer]], [[occupation::almanac compiler]]. He was briefly [[occupation::apprentice|apprenticed]] to an [[location::Oxford]] [[occupation::tailor]] before moving to [[location::London]], then back to [[location::Oxford]] where he studied [[subject::astrology]] with [[associates::Nicholas Fiske]]. In 1655 he published the first of a long annual series of almanacs, and he wrote numerous other works relating to [[subject::astrology]]; he became a leading name in the field in his time, though at odds with other astrologers like [[ | + | [[occupation::Astrologer]], [[occupation::almanac compiler]]. He was briefly [[occupation::apprentice|apprenticed]] to an [[location::Oxford]] [[occupation::tailor]] before moving to [[location::London]], then back to [[location::Oxford]] where he studied [[subject::astrology]] with [[associates::Nicholas Fiske]]. In 1655 he published the first of a long annual series of almanacs, and he wrote numerous other works relating to [[subject::astrology]]; he became a leading name in the field in his time, though at odds with other astrologers like [[crossreference::William Lilly]] and [[crossreference::John Partridge]]. |
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John GADBURY 1627-1704
Biographical Note
Born at Wheatley, Oxfordshire, son of Oliver Gadbury, gentleman farmer. Astrologer, almanac compiler. He was briefly apprenticed to an Oxford tailor before moving to London, then back to Oxford where he studied astrology with Nicholas Fiske. In 1655 he published the first of a long annual series of almanacs, and he wrote numerous other works relating to astrology; he became a leading name in the field in his time, though at odds with other astrologers like William Lilly and John Partridge.
Books
Gadbury is listed in Edward Bernard's Catalogi manuscriptorum, 1697, as owning 4 astrological manuscripts. His library was sold by retail sale in London, 29.11.1704, as part of a joint sale with the books of John Windebanke and "a learned divine and lawyer", not identified; no catalogue survives, but the sale was advertised in the Daily Courant.
Characetristic Markings
None of Gadbury's books have been identified.
Sources
- Alston, R. C. Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800. St Philip, 2010.
- Curry, Patrick. "Gadbury, John (1627–1704), astrologer." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.