Person Whiteside; John (1679 - 1729) Whiteside John 1679 - 1729 Male Kirkham, Lancashire, England Oxford 12 or 22 October 1729 Baptism: 02 November 1679 Burial: Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

Clergyman, Church of England Physics Chemistry Education: Brasenose College, Oxford; BA (1700), MA (1704) Career: Chaplain of Christ Church, Oxford (1713); Vicar of King's Walden, Hertfordshire; Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum (1714-death); instituted the teaching of physics at Oxford by giving a course of lectures at the Ashmolean (1715), and later on other subjects, including astronomy, architecture and chemistry; these courses were continued by James Bradley (FRS 1718) after his death; died of gangrene following a fall from his horse while visiting King's Walden, but he blamed his illness on 'drinking a pretty bad deal of small beer' Son of George Whiteside, Glazier, of Kirkham, Lancashire, and his wife, Margaret; unmarried, despite his great affection for Deborah Wrench Fellow 03/07/1718 William Jones Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB (MP); Foster References: Obituary in 'Historical Register Chronological Diary' 1729, p59 Notes: Foster gives death date as 12 October 1729 and father's name as John 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 Before 2 Nov 1679 - 12 or 22 Oct 1729 NA3508 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes db13b41c-fe1c-402f-aa19-7f3ae515e9a4