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====Biographical Note====
 
====Biographical Note====
 
[[occupation::Regius Professor]] of Hebrew at [[organisations::the University of Oxford|Oxford]].  
 
[[occupation::Regius Professor]] of Hebrew at [[organisations::the University of Oxford|Oxford]].  
 
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[[File:MorrisJohn1.JPG| thumb |Inscription of John Morris (1595-1648) Lambeth Palace Library Sion A47.2/T27L Tertullian, ''Opera'', Paris, 1582 ]]
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[[File:MorrisJohn2.JPG| thumb |Greek motto of John Morris (1595-1648) Lambeth Palace Library Sion A47.2/T27L Tertullian, ''Opera'', Paris, 1582 ]]
 
====Books====
 
====Books====
 
[[bequest::Bequeathed]] money to [[beneficiary::Christ Church, Oxford]] for the purchase of [[subject::orientalism|oriental]] books; his own books, with his inscription and Greek motto, are now dispersed across many libraries.
 
[[bequest::Bequeathed]] money to [[beneficiary::Christ Church, Oxford]] for the purchase of [[subject::orientalism|oriental]] books; his own books, with his inscription and Greek motto, are now dispersed across many libraries.
 
====Characteristic Markings====
 
====Characteristic Markings====
[[File:MorrisJohn1.JPG| thumb |Inscription of John Morris (1595-1648) Lambeth Palace Library Sion A47.2/T27L Tertullian, ''Opera'', Paris, 1582 ]]
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[[File:MorrisJohn2.JPG| thumb |Greek motto of John Morris (1595-1648) Lambeth Palace Library Sion A47.2/T27L Tertullian, ''Opera'', Paris, 1582 ]]
 
 
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John MORRIS 1595-1648

Biographical Note

Regius Professor of Hebrew at Oxford.

Inscription of John Morris (1595-1648) Lambeth Palace Library Sion A47.2/T27L Tertullian, Opera, Paris, 1582
Greek motto of John Morris (1595-1648) Lambeth Palace Library Sion A47.2/T27L Tertullian, Opera, Paris, 1582

Books

Bequeathed money to Christ Church, Oxford for the purchase of oriental books; his own books, with his inscription and Greek motto, are now dispersed across many libraries.

Characteristic Markings

Sources

  • Foster, J. Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford 1500-1714/1715-1886, 8 vols, Oxford, 1891.