Person Stanley; Thomas (1625 - 1678); poet and classical scholar Stanley Thomas poet and classical scholar 1625 - 1678 British Male Cumberlow Green, Hertfordshire, England, Europe September 1625 0 Suffolk Street, Strand, London, England, Europe 12 April 1678 16780412 Burial: St Martin in the Fields, London, England, Europe

Rushden Manor, Hertfordshire (1648-)

Poet; translator Education: Pembroke College, Cambridge (matriculated 1639); Incorporated as MA at Oxford (1640) Career: Travelled in France (1642-1646); published 'Poems and Translations' (1647) and a revised and expanded verion 'Poems, by Thomas Stanley Esquire' (1651); published first English translation of 'Anacreontea' (1651); published three volumes of 'History of Philosophy' (1655; 1656; 1660); published an edition of the plays of Aeschylus (1663); patron to many poets and translators in 1650s and 1660s Parents: Sir Thomas Stanley and Mary Hammond Married: Dorothy Enyon Children: nine overall, incl. Thomas Stanley the younger Additional relatives: cousin of poet Richard Lovelace; nephew of poet William Hammond (FRS 1663) With the start of the Civil War in England in 1642, Stanley travelled to France, where he stayed for four years. As a royalist, it is supposed that he financially supported fellow royalist poets, and he was also involved in the establishment of the order of the Black Riband, which symbolised its members' loyalty and sympathy with the King. Stanley's interest in translation and classical literature was fostered early through his tutor William Fairfax, son of the translator of Tasso Edward Fairfax. His notes on an upcoming work on Callimachus, which he did not complete before his death, were reportedly also used by Richard Bentley (FRS 1695). Committee and panels: Committee for the Histories of Trades (1664) Original Fellow 20/05/1663 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Foster; ODNB McDowell, Nicholas. 2011. 'Herrick and the Order of the Black Riband: Literary Community in Civil-War London and the Publication of Hesperides', in "Lords of Wine and Oile: Community and Conviviality in the Poetry of Robert Herrick" (Oxford University Press) Notes: The election date is Stanley's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously elected on 14 August 1661 and admitted into the Society on 21 August 1661. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 1625 - 12 Apr 1678 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 16/12/2021 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA2766 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 02/04/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/14814119 5a2b37bb-2b76-442e-bedb-2ec9a65c869d