Person Chamberlayne; John (c 1666 - 1723); translator and literary editor Chamberlayne John translator and literary editor c 1666 - 1723 British Male In or near London, England c 1666 1666 Petty-France [now York Street], Westminster, London 02 November 1723 17231102 Burial: Chelsea churchyard, Middlesex, England (6 November 1723)

Chelsea, Middlesex; Petty France, Westminster (1718)

Courtier; Author Education: Trinity College, Oxford (matriculated 1685); Leyden (admitted 1688) Career: Gentleman Waiter to Prince George of Denmark; Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Queen Anne and George I; Secretary to the Commission for Queen Anne's Bounty; Commissioner of the Peace for Middlesex; knew sixteen languages; founding member and first secretary of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK); first secretary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel; issued five editions of 'The present state of England' originally published by his father. Parents: Edward Chamberlayne (FRS 1668) and Susannah (née Clifford) Had peripheral involvement in the great Newton/Leibnitz dispute. Fellow 06/05/1702 Council: 1705, 1707, 1710, 1712 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Foster 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 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?AllField=JOHN+Chamberlayne&startPage=&ContribRaw=Chamberlayne%2C%20John RCN 52784 RCN 56953 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH1641 c 1666 - 2 Nov 1723 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 25/10/2023 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6747 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 01/11/2023 RS_NET\VidaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/59432695 2dc05601-7722-4069-9e9e-ff5cb4d76393