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[[occupation::Coal merchant]], [[occupation::musician]] and amateur [[occupation::chemist]], also noted as a [[occupation::book collector]]. | [[occupation::Coal merchant]], [[occupation::musician]] and amateur [[occupation::chemist]], also noted as a [[occupation::book collector]]. | ||
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Revision as of 02:10, 1 July 2020
Thomas BRITTON 1654-1714
Biographical Note
Coal merchant, musician and amateur chemist, also noted as a book collector.
Born at Rusheden near Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire. Moved to London and became appenticed to a coal merchant in Clerkenwell.
Books
Books sold in two auction sales, 1.11.1694 (1500 lots), 24.1.1715 (1108 lots).
Sources
- Alston, R. C. Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800. St Philip, 2010.
- Campbell, W. A. The chemical library of Thomas Britton, Ambix 24 (1977), 143-8.
- Reid, Douglas A. "Britton, Thomas (1644–1714), concert promoter, book collector, and coal merchant." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.