John Covel
John Covel (2 April 1638 – 19 December 1722) was a clergyman and scientist who became Master of Christ's College, Cambridge and vice-chancellor of the University.[1]
John Covel was born at Horningsheath, Suffolk, the son of William Covel. He was educated at Bury St Edmunds school and Christ's College, Cambridge, where he was made a fellow in 1659.[2] In 1670 he went to Constantinople as Chaplain to the Levant Company. For a time he was in sole charge of the embassy there. He travelled widely in Asia Minor and described the buildings and plants which he saw. He purchased a lot of Greek manuscripts (like codex 65, 110, 321, 322, ℓ 150). After his return and a period as Chaplain to the Princess of Orange in The Hague, he was elected the 15th Master of Christ's in 1688, a position he held until 1723.[3] In his later years he developed the study of fossils.[4]
[edit] Literature
- Jean-Pierre Grélois (Éd.): Dr John Covel, Voyages en Turquie 1675-1677. Texte établi, annoté et traduit par Jean-Piere Grélois, avec une préface de Cyril Mango (Réalités Byzantines 6). Paris 1998. ISBN 978-2-283-604564
[edit] References
- ^ Elisabeth Leedham-Green, ‘Covel , John (1638–1722)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 23 Dec 2007
- ^ Venn, J.; Venn, J. A., eds. (1922–1958). "Covel or Covill, John". Alumni Cantabrigienses (10 vols) (online ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Christ's College website – list of previous masters
- ^ Christ's College Magazine No 154, Easter term 1942
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| Preceded by Ralph Cudworth |
Master of Christ's College, Cambridge 1688–1722 |
Succeeded by William Towers |
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