Author:William Stukeley

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William Stukeley
(1687–1765)

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Antiquary, ed. at Cambridge. Initially practising as a physician, took orders in 1729 and held benefices at Stamford and in London. Pioneered the archaeological investigation of Stonehenge and Avebury and was one of the pioneers of field archaeology. One of the founders of the Society of Antiquaries.

Works

An Account of a Roman Temple and other Antiquities, near Graham's Dike in Scotland,' 1720,
Of the Spleen, 1723
Itinerarium Curiosum; or an Account of the Antiquitys and remarkable Curiositys in Nature or Art, observ'd in travels thro' Great Brittan, 1724
Of the Gout, 1734
Palæographia Sacra (1736), 1736
Palæographia Sacra (1763), 1763
Stonehenge, a Temple restor'd to the British Druids, 1740
Abury, a Temple of the British Druids, 1743
Palæographia Britannica, or Discourses on Antiquities in Britain, 1743−52
Philosophy of Earthquakes, Natural and Religious, ..., 1750 (page scan index)
A Dissertation upon Oriuna, 1751
Memoirs of Sir Isaac Newton's life, 1752 (transcription project)
An Account of Richard of Cirencester . . . with his Antient Map of Roman Brittain . . . the Itinerary thereof, 1757
The Medallic History of M. A. V. Carausius, 1757−9
Twenty-three Plates of the Coins of the Ancient British Kings, published posthumously, without date.

Works about Stukeley

"Stukeley, William," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
"Stukeley, William," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
"Stukeley, William," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
The Family Memoirs of the Rev. William Stukeley M.D., 1882

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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