Evelyn, John, 1655-1699
Variant namesBiographical notes:
Epithet: Author of ' Sylva '
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Epithet: of Stowe MS 755
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Epithet: Royal Powder Master
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Epithet: of Egerton Ch 7811
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Epithet: of Kingston-on-Thames
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Epithet: Son of the author of ' Sylva '
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Epithet: of Wotton; of Sloane MS 243
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John Evelyn (1620-1706) was born at Wotton, Surrey, on 31 October 1620, the son of Richard Evelyn and Eleanor, daughter of John Stansfield. He was admitted a student at the Middle Temple in 1637, and that year became a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. He was a royalist, and travelled through France and Italy between 1643 and 1647 in order to avoid the disturbances in England. During this time, he engaged in a lengthy period of study, developing a great knowledge of classical literature and science. On returning to England, he settled at Sayes Court, Deptford, where he pursued gardening. After the Restoration, he was a founding member of the Royal Society. He died in Dover Street, London, on 27 February 1706.
From the guide to the John Evelyn: Papers, 17th-20th century, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)
Epithet: Grandson of the author of ' Sylva ' (?)
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- Music
- Theology
- Trees
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- America, North America (as recorded)
- Dorset, England (as recorded)
- Abingdon, Berkshire (as recorded)
- Dorchester, Dorset (as recorded)
- Kent, England (as recorded)
- Netherlands, Europe (as recorded)
- Pluckley, Kent (as recorded)
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland (as recorded)
- Paris, France (as recorded)
- Jamaica, Central America (as recorded)
- Croydon, Surrey (as recorded)
- Ireland, Europe (as recorded)
- Hereford, Herefordshire (as recorded)
- London, England (as recorded)
- St Christopher, West Indies (as recorded)
- Dundalk, Louth (as recorded)
- Sherborne Castle, Dorset (as recorded)
- Gloucestershire, England (as recorded)
- Denbighshire, Wales (as recorded)
- Fawsley Lodge, Northamptonshire (as recorded)
- Leicestershire, England (as recorded)
- Middlesex, England (as recorded)
- Norfolk, England (as recorded)
- Minster, Kent (as recorded)
- Chideock House, Dorset (as recorded)
- Portsmouth, Hampshire (as recorded)
- Paris, France (as recorded)
- Dorset, England (as recorded)
- Leeds, Yorkshire (as recorded)
- Strawberry Hill, Twickenham (as recorded)
- Cropredy Bridge, Oxfordshire (as recorded)
- Bristol, Gloucestershire (as recorded)
- Cheshire, England (as recorded)
- Leicestershire, England (as recorded)
- Strawberry Hill, Twickenham (as recorded)
- Pembroke, Pembrokeshire (as recorded)
- Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey (as recorded)
- Barbados, the Carribean (as recorded)
