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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 [[subject::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. | Born in [[place of birth::Westminster]], son of [[family::John Bennet]. BA [[education::Christ Church, Oxford]] 1680, MA 1683, and went on to study [[subject::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. | ||
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John BENNET 1657-86
Biographical Note
Born in Westminster, son of [[family::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
- British Armorial Bindings.
- Pritchard, Jonathan. "Bennet, John (1657–1686), writer." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.