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William MOORE 1590-1659

Biographical Note

Born at Gissing, Norfolk, son of William Moore. BA Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge 1610, MA 1613, fellow 1615, lecturer in rhetoric 1614; Librarian of Cambridge University 1653.

Books

Moore assembled a significant collection of ca. 150 ex-monastic manuscripts, which he bequeathed to Gonville and Caius where they remain today. He was remembered for his learning, and as a diligent custodian of the University Library.

Sources

Oates, J. C. T. Cambridge University Library: a history. Cambridge, 1986, 268-70.
Roberts, R. Julian. "Moore, William (bap. 1590, d. 1659), librarian and collector of manuscripts." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

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-[[occupation::Fellow]] of [[organisations::Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge]]; Cambridge University [[occupation::Librarian]].
+Born at [[place of birth::Gissing, Norfolk]], son of [[family::William Moore]]. BA [[education::Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge]] 1610, MA 1613, [[occupation::fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge|fellow]] 1615, [[occupation::lecturer]] in [[subjectt::rhetoric]] 1614; [[occupation::Librarian]] of [[organisations::University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]] 1653.
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-[[bequest::Bequeathed]] his collection of ca.150 [[format::manuscript|manuscripts]], including many of English monastic provenance, to [[beneficiary::Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge|Caius]].
+Moore assembled a significant collection of ca. 150 ex-monastic [[format::manuscript|manuscripts]], which he bequeathed to [[beneficiary::Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge|Gonville and Caius]] where they remain today. He was remembered for his learning, and as a diligent custodian of the University Library.
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