Denis L'Isle d.1727
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Denis or Denys L'ISLE d.date of death:;1727
Biographical Note
Son of Maurice L'Isle of Guisborough, Yorkshire, clergyman. LL.B Trinity Hall, Cambridge 1712, admitted at Gray's Inn 1717. After a spell as a schoolmaster at Willingham, Cambridgeshire he became auditor and registrar of Trinity College, Cambridge in 1717.
Books
L'Isle's library was auctioned in London, beginning 10 February 1729; no catalogue has been traced, but the sale was advertised in the Daily Journal and Daily Post. His brief will has no mention of books; his estate was divided between his brother and sisters.
Sources
- Alston, R. C., Inventory of sale catalogues ... 1676-1800, St Philip, 2010.
- Venn, J. and J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge, 1922.