Akerman, John Yonge, 1806-1873

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1836-1860 Secretary of the Numismatic Society of London; 1848-1853 Joint Secretary of the Society of Antiquaries; 1853-1860 Secretary of the Society of Antiquaries.

Epithet: numismatist and antiquary

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001394.0x000060

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creatorOf Akerman, John Yonge, 1806-1873. Letter: 1855 Oct. 15, to David Laing / J.Y. Akerman. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Personal papers, 1808-1866 Houghton Library
referencedIn John F. Glaser collection of historical autograph letters and manuscripts, 1739-1933. Houghton Library
referencedIn Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915 Houghton Library
creatorOf 'AN ENGLISH EXPOSITION OF THE ROMAN ANTIQUITIES...Rites used by the ancient Hebrews ... A Booke of the Attick Antiquities' by John Foster, completed 16 Apr. 1686 (see f. 76b). Prefaced by 'The Epistle Dedicatory', wherein the work is described as 'th... British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS autographs, detached leaves, etc., 13th century-19th century British Library
referencedIn Trevelyan, Walter Calverley, Sir, 1797-1879. Letter: 1855 Jan. 25, London, to David Laing / W.C. Trevelyan. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
referencedIn DIPLOMAS of Sir Henry Ellis, Principal Librarian of the British Museum, as member of various learned societies in Great Britain and abroad, with accompanying correspondence ; 1807-1857. The names of the writers appear in the Index. Paper and vellum; ..., 1807-1857 British Library
referencedIn Letters received by Horace Hayman Wilson, orientalist, 1812-1860 British Library
referencedIn Nichols family. Nichols family correspondence, 1769-1873. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn William Cobbett manuscript material : 8 items, 1802-1830 The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.
referencedIn ANTIQUARIAN COLLECTIONS, correspondence, and notes by Albert Way, F.S.A.; 1841-1870, n.d. The principal contents are a series of letters to Way from Dr Ferdinand Keller, President of the Antiquarische Gesellschaft in Zürich, 12 July 1858-21 Aug. 1870..., 1841-1870 British Library
creatorOf WILLIAM COBBETT: letters from Cobbett and his sons, William, John Morgan and James Paul Cobbett, mostly addressed to John Akerman and his son, John Yonge Akerman; 1827-1835. John Yonge Akerman, numismatist and antiquary, was Cobbett's private secreta..., 1827-1835 British Library
creatorOf Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. Drawings, 1841 and undated. Houghton Library
referencedIn SALE of lands of Sir W. Fairfax, in Cookwold, co. York; 10 Jan. 1545. With seal. Presented by J. Y. Akerman, Esq. British Library
Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Letterbooks, 1789-1866 Houghton Library
referencedIn Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915 Houghton Library
creatorOf Akerman, John Yonge, 1806-1873. Letter: 1854 Dec. 18, Somerset House, to David Laing / J.Y. Akerman. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
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associatedWith Akerman, John, active 1827-1835, of St Mary Newington person
associatedWith Cobbett, William, 1763-1835 person
associatedWith Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. person
associatedWith Glaser, John F., collector. person
associatedWith Nichols family. family
correspondedWith Palfrey family. family
associatedWith Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. corporateBody
correspondedWith Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 person
associatedWith Trevelyan, Walter Calverley, Sir, 1797-1879. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Wittenberg, Germany
Waltham Forest, Essex
Woolley Park, West Riding of Yorkshire
London ENG GB
Bingen, Germany
Durham, England
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Active 1826

Birth 1806

Death 1873

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