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John Woodward (naturalist)

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John Woodward (1 May 1665 – 25 April 1728) was an English naturalist, antiquarian and geologist, and founder by bequest of the Woodwardian Professorship of Geology at Cambridge University. [1]

42 relations: Adam Sedgwick, Alexander Pope, Antiquarian, Botany, Buckler, Cambridge, Charles II of England, Derbyshire, Dictionary of National Biography, Draper, England, Fossil, French Renaissance, Geologist, Gloucestershire, Gresham Professor of Physic, Ironmongery, John Arbuthnot, John Conyers (apothecary), John Donne, John Freind, Linen, London, Mineral, Natural history, Peter Barwick, Physician, Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns, Rock (geology), Royal Armouries, Royal College of Physicians, Royal Society, Satire, Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, Shield, Smallpox, The Dunciad, Thomas Tenison, University of Cambridge, Westminster Abbey, Wirksworth, Woodwardian Professor of Geology.

Adam Sedgwick

Adam Sedgwick (22 March 1785 – 27 January 1873) was a British priest and geologist, one of the founders of modern geology.

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Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) was an 18th-century English poet.

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Antiquarian

An antiquarian or antiquary (from the Latin: antiquarius, meaning pertaining to ancient times) is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past.

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Botany

Botany, also called plant science(s), plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology.

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Buckler

A buckler (French bouclier 'shield', from Old French bocle, boucle 'boss') is a small shield, up to 45 cm (up to 18 in) in diameter, gripped in the fist with a central handle behind the boss.

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Cambridge

Cambridge is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Cam approximately north of London.

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Charles II of England

Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was king of England, Scotland and Ireland.

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Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England.

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Dictionary of National Biography

The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published from 1885.

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Draper

Draper was originally a term for a retailer or wholesaler of cloth that was mainly for clothing.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Fossil

A fossil (from Classical Latin fossilis; literally, "obtained by digging") is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.

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French Renaissance

The French Renaissance was the cultural and artistic movement in France between the 15th and early 17th centuries.

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Geologist

A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes that shape it.

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Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire (formerly abbreviated as Gloucs. in print but now often as Glos.) is a county in South West England.

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Gresham Professor of Physic

The Professor of Physic (medicine) at Gresham College in London, England, gives free educational lectures to the general public.

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Ironmongery

Ironmongery originally referred, first, to the manufacture of iron goods and, second, to the place of sale of such items for domestic rather than industrial use.

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John Arbuthnot

John Arbuthnot (baptised 29 April 1667 – 27 February 1735), often known simply as Dr Arbuthnot, was a Scottish physician, satirist and polymath in London.

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John Conyers (apothecary)

John Conyers (c. 1633–1694) was an English apothecary and pioneering archaeologist.

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John Donne

John Donne (22 January 1572 – 31 March 1631) was an English poet and cleric in the Church of England.

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John Freind

John Freind (1675 – 26 July 1728), FRS, was an English physician.

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Linen

Linen is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Mineral

A mineral is a naturally occurring chemical compound, usually of crystalline form and not produced by life processes.

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Natural history

Natural history is a domain of inquiry involving organisms including animals, fungi and plants in their environment; leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study.

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Peter Barwick

Peter Barwick (1619–1705) was an English physician and author.

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Physician

A physician, medical practitioner, medical doctor, or simply doctor is a professional who practises medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining, or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.

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Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns

The quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns (querelle des Anciens et des Modernes) began overtly as a literary and artistic debate that heated up in the early 17th century and shook the Académie française.

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Rock (geology)

Rock or stone is a natural substance, a solid aggregate of one or more minerals or mineraloids.

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Royal Armouries

The Royal Armouries is the United Kingdom's National Museum of Arms and Armour.

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Royal College of Physicians

The Royal College of Physicians is a British professional body dedicated to improving the practice of medicine, chiefly through the accreditation of physicians by examination.

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Royal Society

The President, Council and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly known as the Royal Society, is a learned society.

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Satire

Satire is a genre of literature, and sometimes graphic and performing arts, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement.

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Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences

The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, is the geology museum of the University of Cambridge.

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Shield

A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand or mounted on the wrist or forearm.

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Smallpox

Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by one of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor.

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The Dunciad

The Dunciad is a landmark mock-heroic narrative poem by Alexander Pope published in three different versions at different times from 1728 to 1743.

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Thomas Tenison

Thomas Tenison (29 September 1636 – 14 December 1715) was an English church leader, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1694 until his death.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University)The corporate title of the university is The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.

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Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster.

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Wirksworth

Wirksworth is a market town in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, with a population recorded as 5,038 in the 2011 census.

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Woodwardian Professor of Geology

The Woodwardian Professor of Geology is a professorship held in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woodward_(naturalist)

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