William Stukeley

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William Stukeley was an 18th-century English antiquarian and early archaeologist best known for his pioneering studies and illustrations of Stonehenge and other prehistoric monuments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican clergyman
antiquarian
archaeologist
freemason
human
academicDegree MD
birthDate 1687-11-07
birthPlace Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England NERFINISHED
burialPlace St Mary’s Church, East Ham, London NERFINISHED
deathDate 1765-03-03
deathPlace London, England
educatedAt Corpus Christi College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
St Benet's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
era 18th century
fieldOfWork antiquarianism
archaeology
prehistory of Britain
genre antiquarian writing
topographical description
hasNotableIllustrationsOf Avebury NERFINISHED
Stonehenge NERFINISHED
influenced Romantic and Druidic interpretations of prehistoric monuments
later antiquarian studies of Stonehenge
influencedBy Isaac Newton NERFINISHED
knownFor early fieldwork in archaeology
illustrations of prehistoric monuments
studies of Avebury
studies of Stonehenge
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Society
Society of Antiquaries of London NERFINISHED
name William Stukeley NERFINISHED
nationality English
notableWork Abury, A Temple of the British Druids NERFINISHED
Stonehenge, A Temple Restor’d to the British Druids NERFINISHED
occupation antiquarian
clergyman
physician
positionHeld rector of All Saints, Stamford
secretary of the Society of Antiquaries of London
vicar of St George the Martyr, Queen Square, London
publicationDateOfWork 1740 (Stonehenge, A Temple Restor’d to the British Druids)
1743 (Abury, A Temple of the British Druids)
religion Anglicanism NERFINISHED
theory Avebury as a Druidic temple NERFINISHED
Stonehenge as a Druidic temple
wroteAbout Avebury NERFINISHED
Stonehenge NERFINISHED
prehistoric stone circles in Britain

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Rollright Stones surveyedBy William Stukeley