Person Desmaizeaux; Peter (? 1672 - 1745) Desmaizeaux Peter Pierre Peter des Des Maizeaux Maizeaux ? 1672 - 1745 Male 1672 or 1673 11 July 1745

Author Education: Academy of Berne (1690-1695); Geneva (1695-1699) Career: Fled to Avenches, Switzerland, with his family after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685); came to England at the invitation of the 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1699); lived by tutoring and doing literary work; awarded a pension of 3s 6d a day (1709); worked as literary agent and editor; Gentleman of the Privy Chamber (1722) Son of Louis Desmaizeaux, Protestant Pastor of Paillat, Auvergne, France; married Anne Fellow 03/11/1720 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Authority: Alternative first name from DNB; alternative surname from Charter Book; alternative Des Maizeaux from the Record References: Derek Massarella, 'Philip Henry Zollman, the Royal Society's First Assistant Secretary for Foreign Correspondence' in NR 1992 vol 46 pp 219-234 Notes: Possible birth date of 1673. Proposed by Edmond Halley 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 ? 1672 or 1673 - 11 Jul 1745 NA7774 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 56c40b91-a588-44b1-9f98-f418b3701b5f