Difference between revisions of "William Smith 1556/7-1615"

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William SMITH 1556/7-1615

Biographical Note

Born at Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. BA King's College, Cambridge 1578, MA 1581, fellow 1576-86, DD 1594. Master of Clare College, Cambridge 1601-12, Provost of King's 1612-15, vice-chancellor 1602. Rector of Willingham, Cambridgeshire 1586-1601, of Kingston 1596-1601, rector of Little Barfield and vicar of Halstead, Essex around the same time; canon of Peterborough 1595.

Books

Smith gave ca.90 books to King's. Smith's will, which is brief and does not indicate an extensive estate in money or property, has no mention of books.

Sources

Jayne, S. Library catalogues of the English renaissance. Godalming, 1983. p.146.
J. & J. A. Venn, Alumni Cantabrigienses. Cambridge, 1922.

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-===[[has given name::William]] [[has surname::SMITH]]  [[born in::1556;1557|1556/7]]-[[died in::1615]]===
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+===[[name::William]] [[name::SMITH]]  [[date of birth::1556;1557|1556/7]]-[[date of death::1615]]===
 ====Biographical Note====
-Born at [[lived at::Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire]].  [[has degree::BA]] [[educated at::King's College, Cambridge]] [[graduated in::1578]], [[has degree::MA]] [[graduated in::1581]], [[has appointment::fellow]] [[is appointed in::1576;1586|1576-86]], [[has degree::DD]] [[graduated in::1594]].  [[has appointment::Master of Clare College, Cambridge]] [[is appointed in::1601;1612|1601-12]], [[has appointment::Provost of King's]] [[is appointed in::1612;1615|1612-15]], [[has appointment::vice-chancellor]] [[is appointed in::1602]].  [[has appointment::Rector]] of [[is parish::Willingham, Cambridgeshire]] [[is appointed in::1586;1601|1586-1601]], of [[is parish::Kingston]] [[is appointed in::1596;1601|1596-1601]], [[has appointment::rector]] of [[is parish::Little Barfield]] and [[has appointment::vicar]] of [[is parish::Halstead, Essex]] around the same time; [[has appointment::canon]] of [[is parish::Peterborough]] [[is appointed in::1595]].
+Born at [[place of birth::Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire]].  BA [[education::King's College, Cambridge]] 1578, MA 1581, [[occupation::fellow]] 1576-86, DD 1594.  [[occupation::Master]] of [[organisations::Clare College, Cambridge]] 1601-12, [[occupation::Provost]] of [[organisations::King's College, Cambridge|King's]] 1612-15, [[occupation::vice-chancellor]] 1602.  [[occupation::rector|Rector]] of [[location::Willingham, Cambridgeshire]] 1586-1601, of [[location::Kingston]] 1596-1601, [[occupation::rector]] of [[location::Little Barfield]] and [[occupation::vicar]] of [[location::Halstead, Essex]] around the same time; [[occupation::canon]] of [[location::Peterborough]] 1595.
 ====Books====
-Smith gave ca.[[bequeathed::90 books]] to King's.  Smith's will, which is brief and does not indicate an extensive estate in money or property, has no mention of books.  Examples:
+Smith [[bequest::gave]] ca.90 books to [[beneficiary::King's College, Cambridge|King's]].  Smith's will, which is brief and does not indicate an extensive estate in money or property, has no mention of books.
-====Characteristic Marking====
 ====Sources====
-Caius J. Venn, ''Biographical history of Gonville & Caius College''. Cambridge, 1897; Sears Jayne, ''Library catalogues of the English renaissance''. Godalming, 1983.
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-p.146.
+*Jayne, S. ''Library catalogues of the English renaissance''. Godalming, 1983. p.146.
+*J. & J. A. ''Venn, Alumni Cantabrigienses''. Cambridge, 1922.
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+[[Category:Libraries Bequeathed to Institutions]]
+[[Category:All Owners]]