| Authorised form of name | Castell; Edmund (c1606 - 1685); scholar and lexicographer |
| Other forms of name | Edmond |
| Dates | c1606 - 1685 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | East Hatley, Cambridgeshire, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | c. 1606 |
| Place of death | Higham Gobion, Bedfordshire, England, Europe |
| Date of death | January 1685 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Baptism:
East Hatley, Cambridgeshire, England, Europe (4 January 1606)
Burial:
Higham Gobion, Cambridge, England, Europe (5 January 1686) |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Church of England |
| Research field | Linguistics |
| Activity | Education:
Emmanuel College, Cambridge (BA 1624/5; MA 1628; BD 1635; DD Lit. Reg. 1661)
Career:
Vicar of Hatfield Peveril, Essex (to 1638); Rector of Woodham Walter (1647); Chaplain to Charles II (1666); Prebendary of Canterbury (1667); Professor of Arabic at Cambridge (1666); Rector of Higham Gobion, Bedfordshire; spent £12,000 on the publication of his 'Lexicon Heptaglotton', which left him so impoverished that he was imprisoned for debt (1667); also assisted in the compilation of the Polyglot Bible; bequeathed his collection of manuscripts to Cambridge University Library |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 16/04/1674 |
| Proposer | Seth Ward |
| Relationships | Parents: Robert Castell and Elizabeth Alleyn
Siblings: Elizabeth Marshall (née Castell)
Married: Elizabeth Herris (formerly Bettesworth) |
| OtherInfo | It is theorised that Castell's connection to some Parliamentary commissioners through his sister's marriage prevented him from being persecuted during the Civil War and Interregnum despite his loyalty to the Crown. Shortyly after the Restoration, he published a collection of pomes, 'Sol Angliae Oriens' in honour of Charles II and with a request to encourage the printing and sale of his 'Lexicon', which was causing to lose money. While he paid his subscription to the Society regularly, he was not active in its meetings or work. |
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| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Hunter; ODNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/99544852 |
| Code | NA4544 |
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