| Authorised form of name | Smith; Thomas (1638 - 1710); scholar and clergyman |
| Dates | 1638 - 1710 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Allhallows, Barking, Essex, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | 3 June 1638 |
| Place of death | Hilkiah Bedford's house, Dean Street, Soho |
| Date of death | 11 May 1710 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
St Anne's church, Soho, England, Europe (13 May 1710) |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Church of England |
| Research field | Antiquities |
| Activity | Education:
Queen's College, Oxford (BA 1661; MA 1663; BD 1674; DD 1683); Magdalen College, Oxford (MA); Incorporated at Cambridge (1673)
Career:
Master of Magdalen College School (1664-1666); Fellow of Magdalen (1666-1692); Chaplain to Sir Daniel Harvey, Ambassador to Constantinople (1668-1671); Dean of Magdalen (1674); travelled in France (1676); Chaplain to Sir Joseph Williamson (FRS 1663) (1678-1679); Vice-President of Magdalen (1682); Rector of Standlake, Oxfordshire (1684-1687); Bursar of Magdalen (1686); Non-juror, ejected from Magdalen (1692); resided in the household of Sir John Cotton and his eldest son and had charge of the Cottonian manuscripts; advised collectors on their libraries
Memberships:
Oxford Philosophical Society |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 06/12/1677 |
| Age at election | 39 |
| Proposer | Sir John Hoskins |
| Other Royal Society activity | Proposed on 25 October 1677;
Had some observations published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' (1683);
Corresponded with Robert Hooke on his travels (1695) |
| Relationships | Parents: John Smith, merchant |
| PublishedWorks | RCN: 21977
RCN: 14692 |
| OtherInfo | After his travels to Constaninople [modern day Istanbul] as chaplain to the ambassador Sir Daniel Harvey, Smith returned with numerous Greek manuscripts. He proceeded to write on his observations of the Eastern Mediterranean. He was deprived of his fellowship as an 'anti-papist' in 1688 and it was removed fully in 1692 despite a temporary reinstatement as Smith refused to subscribe the oaths to William III and Mary II. Upon his death, he left diarist Thomas Hearne a number of books and papers, some of which then came to the Bodleian Library following Hearne's death in 1735. He was not particularly active in the Royal Society after his admission. |
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| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Hunter; Foster; Gunther |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/39603961 |
| Code | NA5725 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| CLP/7i/51 | Diary, 'A journall of a voyage from England to Constantinople, made in the year 1668' by T Smith | 1668 |