John Lempriere (1765–1824)
Author of Lempriere's Classical Dictionary of Proper Names Mentioned in Ancient Authors Writ Large: With a Chronological Table
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- Canonical name
- Lempriere, John
- Birthdate
- 1765
- Date of death
- 1824-02-01
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Oxford (Pembroke College)
Winchester School, Winchester, England, UK - Occupations
- scholar
lexicographer
theologian
teacher
headmaster - Short biography
- John Lempriere was born in 1765 in Jersey, England, in a
family with a long and prominent local history. His father Charles sent him in 1779 to Winchester, one of England’s finest schools. After completing his studies there in 1784, when he was nineteen, Lempriere, transferred to Pembroke College at Oxford, where he received all his subsequent literary and religious degrees, including a BA in 1790 and a DD in 1803. Pembroke had been the academic home of Samuel Johnson (1709–1784), who may well have served as Lempriere’s lexicographic inspiration. - Nationality
- England
UK - Birthplace
- Jersey, Channel Islands
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
- Place of death
- London, England, UK
- Burial location
- Meeth, Devonshire, England, UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- England, UK
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A Classical Dictionary: Containing a Copious Account of All Proper Names Mentioned in Ancient Authors, with the Value of Coins, Weights, and Measures ... Greeks and Romans, and a Chronological Table by John Lemprière
Don't actually want this edition but the original. Might be a long time wishing and searching.
Not to be confused with the 1991 novel that is, unfortunately, the first Google hit for "Lempriere's Dictionary."
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