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John LOCKE 1632-1704

Biographical Note

Philosopher, administrator.

Books

Acquired books throughout his life; left ca.2600 volumes when he died. His library was largely divided, after his death, between the King and Masham families, and was variously dispersed thereafter; some parts were kept together and ca.800 volumes are now in the Bodleian.

Sources

  • Ashcraft, R. John Locke’s library: portrait of an intellectual, Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society 5 (1969), 47-60.
  • Harrison J. and P Laslett, The library of John Locke, 2nd edn, Oxford, 1971.
  • Keynes, G. A note on Locke’s library, Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society 4 (1967), 312-3.
  • Kelly, P. A note on Locke’s pamphlets on money, Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society 5 (1969), 61-73.
  • Lough, J. John Locke's reading during his stay in France (1675-79), The Library 5th ser 8 (1953), 229-258.
  • Milton, J. R. "Locke, John (1632–1704), philosopher." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
  • Rosenblum, S. John Locke in W. Baker (ed), Pre-19th century British book collectors, 1999, 221-34.
  • Notes in Bodleian Library Record 11(2) (1983), 120-1, and 11(3) 191-2.