Difference between revisions of "John Greaves 1602-1652"
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| − | ===[[name::John]] [[name::GREAVES]] [[date of | + | ===[[name::John]] [[name::GREAVES]] [[date of birth::1602]]-[[date of death::1652|52]]=== |
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| − | [[occupation::Savilian Professor]] of Astronomy at [[ | + | [[occupation::Savilian Professor]] of Astronomy at [[organisations::the University of Oxford|Oxford]], orientalist. |
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| − | A library of more than 375 volumes, valued at [[monetary value::£59 11s 4d]], was | + | A library of more than 375 volumes, valued at [[monetary value::£59 11s 4d]], was seized from his [[location::London]] house by the [[organisations::London Committee for Sequestration]] in 1643. |
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*Maddison, Francis. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/11371 "Greaves, John (1602–1652), astronomer and orientalist."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | *Maddison, Francis. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/11371 "Greaves, John (1602–1652), astronomer and orientalist."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | ||
| − | *Roy. | + | *Roy, I. The libraries of Edward, 2nd Viscount Conway, and others, ''Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research'' 43 (1968), 35-46 |
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John GREAVES 1602-52
Biographical Note
Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford, orientalist.
Books
A library of more than 375 volumes, valued at £59 11s 4d, was seized from his London house by the London Committee for Sequestration in 1643.
Sources
- Maddison, Francis. "Greaves, John (1602–1652), astronomer and orientalist." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Roy, I. The libraries of Edward, 2nd Viscount Conway, and others, Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research 43 (1968), 35-46