| Authorised form of name | Plot; Robert (1640 - 1696); naturalist and antiquary |
| Other forms of surname | Plott |
| Dates | 1640 - 1696 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Borden, Kent, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | c. December 1640 |
| Place of death | Sutton Barne, Borden, Kent, England, Europe |
| Date of death | 30 April 1696 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Baptism:
Borden, Kent, England, Europe (13 December 1640)
Burial:
Borden church, Kent, England, Europe |
| Occupation | Antiquary; herald |
| Research field | Natural history |
| Archaeology |
| Chemistry |
| Activity | Education:
Free School at Wye, Kent; Magdalen Hall, Oxford (BA 1661; MA 1664; BCL 1671; DCL 1671)
Career:
First Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (1683-1690); Professor of Chemistry, Oxford University (1683); Secretary to the Earl Marshal, Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk (FRS 1672) (1687); Registrar of the Court of Chivalry (1687); Historiographer Royal (1688); Mowbray Herald Extraordinary (1694)
Memberships:
Oxford Philosophical Society |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 06/12/1677 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Secretary 1682-1684; Council 1680, 1682-1683, 1687-1688, 1692, 1694; Editor of the 'Philosophical Transactions': 1682-1684 (along with Francis Aston) |
| Relationships | Parents: Robert Plot and Rebecca Pedenden (or Platenden)
Married: Rebecca Burton (née Sherwood)
Children: Robert Plot and Ralph Sherwood Plot |
| PublishedWorks | RCN: 59277
RCN: 59281
RCN: 59280 |
| OtherInfo | Through his work, Plot became involved in the circle of natural philosophers active in Oxford at that time and which included Robert Boyle (FRS 1660). After he was appointed First Keeper of the Ashmolean, he resigned as Secretary of the Royal Society and could also complete his second publication on 'The Natural History of Stafford-shire' (1686), which followed on from a similar work on the county of Oxfordshire (1677). He also counted Samuel Pepys (FRS 1665) and John Evelyn (FRS 1663) amongst his friends. |
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| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; Hunter; Foster; Gunther; ODNB
References:
Josten, C H. 1960. 'Elias Ashmole, FRS (1617-1692)', in Notes and Records, vol. 15, pp. 221-230
Mendyk, S. 1984-85. 'Robert Plot: Britain's "Genial Father of County Natural Histories"', in Notes and Records, vol. 39, pp. 159-177 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/76658346 |
| Code | NA7670 |