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Authorised form of nameHotham; Charles (1615 - ? 1674); clergyman
Dates1615 - ? 1674
NationalityBritish
Place of birthScorborough, Yorkshire, England, Europe
Date of birth12 May 1615
Place of deathBermuda, North and Central America
OccupationClergyman, Church of England
Research fieldChemistry
Astronomy
ActivityEducation:
Westminster School; Peterhouse, Cambridge (admitted 1631); Christ's College Cambridge (BA 1636; MA 1639)
Career:
Fellow of Peterhouse (1644-1651), ejected; Vicar of Withernsea, Yorkshire (1640-1644); Vicar of Hollym, Yorkshire (1640-1644); Rector of Wigan (1653-1662), ejected; went as minister to Bermuda (1662)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election09/01/1668
ProposerHenry Slingsby
RelationshipsParents: Sir John Hotham, 1st Baronet of Scorborough Hall
Married: Elizabeth Thompson
Children: Charles Hotham, 4th Baronet
OtherInfoHotham was not active in the Royal Society after his election. While at Peterhouse, Hotham published some philosophical works with complimentary verses by Henry More (FRS 1664). He translated Jakob Böhme's 'Consolatory Treatise of the Four Complexions' in 1654.
His will was dated 15 Feb 1672 (DNB gives the date as 15 Feb 1671 - "presumably 1671-1672") and was proved 2 March 1674.
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/67884544
CodeNA6129
Archives associated with this Fellow
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CLP/22i/14Paper, Extract from Mr [Charles] Hotham's Teutonic Philosophy 17th century
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