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   William Stukeley FRS FSA (7 November 1687 – 3 March 1765) was an English antiquarian, physician and Anglican clergyman. A significant influence on the later development of archaeology, he pioneered the scholarly investigation of the prehistoric monuments of Stonehenge and Avebury in Wiltshire.

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   Apr 10, 2024 · William Stukeley (born Nov. 7, 1687, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, Eng.—died March 3, 1765, London) was an English antiquary and physician whose studies of the monumental Neolithic Period–Bronze Age stone circles at Stonehenge and Avebury, Wiltshire, led him to elaborate extravagant theories relating them to the Druids (ancient Celtic priest ...

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   Mar 3, 2011 · William Stukeley (1687 - 1765) a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n. o. p. q. r. s. t. u. v. w. x. y. z. William Stukeley self portrait, 1735 © Stukeley was an English antiquary and...

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   Who is William Stukeley?

   • William Stukeley was born in Holbeach in Lincolnshire, as the son of a lawyer. After taking his M.B. degree at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Stukeley went to London and studied medicine at St Thomas’ Hospital. While still a student he began making topographical and architectural drawings as well as sketches of historical artefacts.

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   What did William Stukeley write?

   • Retrieved 9 April 2008. William Stukeley. The text of William Stukeley's Memoirs of Sir Isaac Newton's Life (1752) at the Newton Project, University of Sussex, UK. Account given to the royal society of the Plesiosaur discovery (1719).

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   Was William Stukeley a good archaeologist?

   • Despite his extravagant theorizing, William Stukeley was an excellent archaeologist. His surveys remain of interest and value to this day. Stukeley's illustrations and records have been instrumental in helping us realize what magnificent and extensive undertakings the Avebury and Stonehenge monuments were.

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   What is Stukeley's legacy?

   • Stukeley's legacy includes both the scientific and the religious aspects. Archaeology developed as a scientific discipline and his drawings and descriptions continue to provide valuable data on structures he investigated, many of which have since been destroyed.

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   Nov 7, 2021 · On November 7, 1687, English antiquarian and Anglican clergyman William Stukeley was born. He pioneered the archaeological investigation of the prehistoric monuments of Stonehenge and Avebury , work for which he has been remembered as probably the most important of the early forerunners of the discipline of archaeology .

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   The Rev. Dr William Stukeley FRS, FRCP, FSA (November 7, 1687 – March 3, 1765) was an English antiquary, one of the founders of field archaeology. He is best known for his pioneering investigations of Stonehenge and Avebury .

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   Mar 2, 2022 · William Stukeley was an English antiquary and one of the founders of field archaeology, who pioneered the investigation of Stonehenge. William Stukeley was born on the 7th November 1697 in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, the son of a lawyer. He studied classics, theology and science at Corpus Christi college, Cambridge, going on to study Medicine at St ...

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   Jan 18, 2010 · It is the manuscript for what would become a biography of Newton entitled Memoirs of Sir Isaac Newton’s Life written by William Stukeley, an archaeologist and one of Newton’s first biographers,...