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Martin Lister was a physician and naturalist who was honored by being appointed second physician to the queen in 1710. He wrote and published several medical and natural history works, some of which appeared in Philosophical Transactions, as well as serving as vice-president of the Royal Society briefly in 1685-1686
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J. D. Woodley, Lister, Martin (bap. 1639, d. 1712), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/16763, accessed 11 May 2011].
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Posted on February 12, 2017 by Tracey Cornish -
Margaret Ray (nee Oakley) was the wife of John Ray, the naturalist and theologian .
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Scott Mandelbrote, Ray , John (16271705), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2005 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23203, accessed 21 May 2011].
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Posted on January 31, 2017 by Tracey Cornish -
David Gregory was a mathematician and astronomer who published the first astronomy textbook to integrate Newton’s gravitational theory.
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Anita Guerrini, Gregory, David (16591708), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/11456, accessed 24 June 2013].
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Posted on January 31, 2017 by Amy Smith -
Thomas Archer (1668/9-1743) was an architect who was commissioned to design fifty new churches in London, Westminster, and the surrounding area in 1711. He is considered a master of English baroque architecture.
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Andor Gomme, ‘Archer, Thomas (1668/9-1743)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/628 [accessed 25 June 2011]).
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Posted on February 4, 2017 by Amy Smith -
Daniel Pulteney (bap. 1682- d.1731) was commissioner of customs and an MP “for the Cornish borough of Tregony.” He was also “appointed a lord of the Admiralty”.
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M. J. Rowe and W. H. McBryde, ‘Pulteney, Daniel (bap. 1682 – d. 1731)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2006 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22886 [accessed 27 June 2011]).
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Posted on February 5, 2017 by Amy Smith -
John Covel (Colvill, Covell) (1638-1722) attended Christ’s College Cambridge, obtaining a BA in 1658 and MA in 1659. He studied medicine and then served in office at Constantinople beginning in 1672. During this time, Covel collected paintings, coins, medals, books, curiosities, and manuscripts while studying the Greek Church. He returned to England and eventually became the master of Christ’s College and keeping up correspondence with may English scholars.
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Elisabeth Leedham-Green, ‘Covel , John (1638-1722)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2008 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/6471 [accessed 4 July 2011]).
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Posted on February 9, 2017 by Amy Smith -
Sarah Churchill (nee Jenyns) (1660-1744) married John Churchill in during the winter of 1677/8. She was a close friend and confidante of Queen Anne. Her influence waned with the accession of George I to the throne.
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James Falkner, ‘Churchill , Sarah, duchess of Marlborough (1660-1744)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5405 [accessed 12 Aug 2011]).
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Posted on February 11, 2017 by Amy Smith -
John King (1652-1732) was a Church of England clergyman, who married William Durham’s daughter Ann. When she passed away he married Elizabeth Aris, with whom he had six children. His son, also named John King, became a classical scholar.
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W. P. Courtney, ‘King, John (1652-1732)’, rev. Leonard W. Cowie, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2009 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15575 [accessed 15 Aug 2011]).
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Posted on February 11, 2017 by Amy Smith -
Hugh Speke (born ca. 1656, d. 1724) was the son of an MP. He was an anti-papist and Whig agitator who sided with William and Mary during the Glorious Revolution.
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Melinda Zook, ‘Speke, Hugh (1656-c.1724)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2009 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26100 [accessed 15 Aug 2011]).
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Posted on March 6, 2017 by Amy Smith -
David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore (bap. 1657, d. 1730) was an army officer and Jacobite.
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T. F. Henderson, ‘Colyear, David, first earl of Portmore (bap. 1657, d. 1730)’, rev. Jonathan Spain, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/6015 [accessed 23 July 2014]).
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