Thomas Plume

E368928

English clergyman benefactor human

Thomas Plume was a 17th-century English clergyman and benefactor best known for endowing astronomical and academic positions and founding the Plume Library in Maldon, Essex.

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Label	Occurrences
Thomas Plume canonical	2

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English clergyman ⓘ benefactor ⓘ human ⓘ
basedIn	Maldon, Essex, England ⓘ surface form: Maldon, Essex Rochester, Kent, England ⓘ surface form: Rochester, Kent
centuryOfActivity	17th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England ⓘ
denomination	Anglican ⓘ
educatedAt	Christ's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Cambridge University ⓘ surface form: University of Cambridge
fieldOfWork	astronomy patronage ⓘ education patronage ⓘ theology ⓘ
founded	Plume Library ⓘ
hasHeritage	English ⓘ
hasPart	Plume Library book collection ⓘ
knownFor	philanthropy in education ⓘ support of astronomy ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legacy	endowment for a professorship in astronomy ⓘ support for academic study in Maldon ⓘ
notableFor	Plume Library ⓘ endowing academic positions ⓘ endowing astronomical positions ⓘ
occupation	benefactor ⓘ clergyman ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Maldon, Essex, England ⓘ surface form: Maldon, Essex
placeOfDeath	Maldon, Essex, England ⓘ surface form: Maldon, Essex
positionHeld	Archdeacon of Rochester ⓘ
religion	Church of England ⓘ

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Subject: Thomas Plume
Description of subject: Thomas Plume was a 17th-century English clergyman and benefactor best known for endowing astronomical and academic positions and founding the Plume Library in Maldon, Essex.

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge → namedAfter → Thomas Plume ⓘ

Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge → endowmentBy → Thomas Plume ⓘ