John Aubrey

John Aubrey
1626 - 1697
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John Aubrey is a member of the following lists: English essayists, Fellows of the Royal Society and Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford.

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First Name John
Last Name Aubrey
Birthday 12th March, 1626
Birthplace Kington St Michael, Wiltshire
Died 7th June, 1697
Buried St Mary Magdalen, Oxford51°45′17″N 1°15′32″W / 51.754620°N 1.258826°W / 51.754620; -1.258826
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Nationality British
Occupation Text author, antiquarian, biographer
Occupation Scientist

John Aubrey FRS (12 March 1626 – 7 June 1697) was an English antiquary, natural philosopher and writer. He is perhaps best known as the author of the Brief Lives, his collection of short biographical pieces. He was a pioneer archaeologist, who recorded (often for the first time) numerous megalithic and other field monuments in southern England, and who is particularly noted for his systematic examination of the Avebury henge monument. The Aubrey holes at Stonehenge are named after him, although there is considerable doubt as to whether the holes that he observed are those that currently bear the name. He was also a pioneer folklorist, collecting together a miscellany of material on customs, traditions and beliefs under the title "Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme". He set out to compile county histories of both Wiltshire and Surrey, although both projects remained unfinished. His "Interpretation of Villare Anglicanum" (also unfinished) was the first attempt to compile a full-length study of English place-names. He had wider interests in applied mathematics and astronomy, and was friendly with many of the greatest scientists of the day.

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