Difference between revisions of "Henry Gostling 1646?-1675"

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Henry GOSTLING 1646?-1675

Biographical Note

Son of John Gostling, of Norwich. BA St John’s, Cambridge 1664, MA 1667, fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge 1667-75, BD 1674.

Books

Bequeathed his books, ca. 120 vols, to Corpus Christi, where about two-thirds of the collection remains today. The books are listed in the benefactors’ register and include many mathematical and classical texts (reflecting the contemporary Cambridge curriculum) as well as some philosophy and theology, and some literature in French, Spanish or Italian. There is very little English material. Examples: in Corpus Christi; Cambridge UL Y.1.15

Characteristic markings

Occasionally inscribed his name on titlepages.

Sources

Dickins, B. Henry Gostling’s Library, Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society. 3 (1961), 216-224.
Venn, J. & J. A. Alumni Cantabrigienses. Cambridge, 1922.

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+===[[name::Henry]] [[name::GOSTLING]]  [[date of birth::1646]]?-[[date of death::1675]]===
 ====Biographical Note====
-Son of [[family::John Gostling]], of [[location::Norwich]].  BA [[education::St John's College, Cambridge|St John’s, Cambridge]] 1664, MA 1667, [[occupation::fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge|Corpus Christi, Cambridge]] 1667-75, BD 1674.
+Son of [[family::John Gostling]], of [[location::Norwich]].  BA [[education::St John's College, Cambridge|St John’s, Cambridge]] 1664, MA 1667, [[occupation::fellow]] of [[organisations::Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]] 1667-75, BD 1674.
 ====Books====
-Bequeathed his books, ca [[bequest::120 vols]], to [[beneficiary::Corpus Christi College, Cambridge|Corpus Christi]], where about two-thirds of the collection remains today.  The books are listed in the benefactors’ register and include many [[subject::mathematics|mathematical]] and [[subject::classics|classical]] texts (reflecting the contemporary Cambridge curriculum) as well as some [[subject::philosophy]] and [[subject::theology]], and some [[subject::literature]] in [[language::French]], [[language::Spanish]] or [[language::Italian]].  There is very little English material.  Examples: in Corpus Christi; Cambridge UL Y.1.15
+[[bequest::Bequeathed]] his books, ca. 120 vols, to [[beneficiary::Corpus Christi College, Cambridge|Corpus Christi]], where about two-thirds of the collection remains today.  The books are listed in the benefactors’ register and include many [[subject::mathematics|mathematical]] and [[subject::classics|classical]] texts (reflecting the contemporary [[education:: University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] curriculum) as well as some [[subject::philosophy]] and [[subject::theology]], and some [[subject::literature]] in [[language::French]], [[language::Spanish]] or [[language::Italian]].  There is very little [[language::English]] material.  Examples: in Corpus Christi; Cambridge UL Y.1.15
 ====Characteristic markings====
 Occasionally inscribed his name on titlepages.
 ====Sources====
-J. Venn, ''Biographical history of Gonville & Caius College''. Cambridge, 1897; B. Dickins, Henry Gostling’s Library, ''Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society''. 3 (1961), 216-224.
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+*Dickins, B. Henry Gostling’s Library, ''Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society''. 3 (1961), 216-224.
+*Venn, J. & J. A. ''Alumni Cantabrigienses''. Cambridge, 1922.
+</div>
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Gostling, Henry}}
 [[Category:Academics]]
-[[Category:Libraries bequeathed to institutions]]
+[[Category:Libraries Bequeathed to Institutions]]
+[[Category:All Owners]]