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Oxonium : poema
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1667 (Publication)
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- Oxford, United Kingdom
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4to, 10 pieces bound together
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VERNON, FRANCIS, son of Francis Vernon, London, and Ann, widow of William Welby, Gedney, Lincs., and dau. of George Smithes, London, goldsmith [Alderman of London ?]; b.; adm.; KS 1649; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1654, matr. 10 Nov 1654, Westminster Student; BA 28 Jan 1657/8; MA 1660; a great traveller; on one of his expeditions he was taken by pirates and sold; Secretary to Embassy, Sweden 1668, Paris 1669-71; a medium of communication between French and English scientists; FRS 22 May 1672; travelled through Dalmatia and Greece to Persia; author, Oxonium, Poema; his MS journal for 8 Jul 1675 - 14 Sep 1676 is in the possession of the Royal Society; murdered near Ispahan, Persia, during a quarrel about a penknife 1677. DNB.
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- English
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- Latin