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Authorised form of nameVincent; Levinus (1658 - 1728)
Dates1658 - 1728
NationalityDutch
Place of birthAmsterdam, Netherlands
Date of birth1658
Place of deathHaarlem, Netherlands
Date of death08 November 1728
OccupationPattern maker
ActivityCareer:
Famous for his cabinet of curiosities, which was visited by many eminent foreigners, including Carlos II of Spain, Peter the Great and Frederick of Prussia
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election09/06/1715
ProposerRichard Bradley
RelationshipsSon of Cornelis Vincent.
Married: 1) Jannetje, daughter of Gerrit Florisz van Breda; 2) Agatha Petronella du Burgoij
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; NNBW
CodeNA3861
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
LBO/10/89Copy letter from Nathaniel Vincent, Clare Hall, to William Musgrave7 September 1685
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