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Henry GOSTLING 1646?-1675

Biographical Note

Son of John Gostling, of Norwich. BA St John’s, Cambridge 1664, MA 1667, Corpus Christi, 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

Venn; B. Dickins, Henry Gostling’s Library, TCBS 3 (1961), 216-224.

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-===[[has given name::Henry]] [[has surname::GOSTLING]]  [[born in::1646]]?-[[died in::1675]]===
+===[[name::Henry]] [[name::GOSTLING]]  [[date of Birth::1646]]?-[[date of Death::1675]]===
 ====Biographical Note====
-Son of [[son of::John Gostling]], of [[Father lived at::Norwich]].  [[has degree::BA]] [[educated at::St John's College, Cambridge|St John’s, Cambridge]] [[graduated in::1664]], [[has degree::MA]] [[graduated in::1667]], [[has appointment::fellow]] of [[is appointed at::Corpus Christi College, Cambridge|Corpus Christi, Cambridge]] [[is appointed in::1667;1675|1667-75]], [[has degree::BD]] [[graduated in::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 Corpus Christi College, Cambridge|Corpus Christi, Cambridge]] 1667-75, BD 1674.
 ====Books====
-Bequeathed his books, ca [[size of library::120]] vols, to [[present repository::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 of books::mathematics|mathematical]] and [[subject of books::classics|classical]] texts (reflecting the contemporary Cambridge curriculum) as well as some [[subject of books::philosophy]] and [[subject of books::theology]], and some [[subject of books::literature]] in [[printed in language::French]], [[printed in language::Spanish]] or [[printed in language::Italian]].  There is very little English material.  Examples: in Corpus Christi; Cambridge UL Y.1.15
+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
 ====Characteristic markings====
 Occasionally inscribed his name on titlepages.
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