Whiston, William (1691-1702)

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VENN: Adm. sizar at CLARE, June 30, 1686. S. of Josiah, R. of Norton-juxta-Twycross, Leics. B. there, Dec. 9, 1667. School, Tamworth. ' Matric. 1687; B.A. 1689-90; M.A. 1693. Fellow, 1691. Ord. deacon (Lichfield) Sept. 1693. Chaplain to Bishop Moore, of Norwich. R. of Drayton, Norfolk, 1697-8. V. of Lowestoft and Kessingland, Suffolk, 1698-1703. Succeeded Newton as Lucasian Professor, 1702-10. One of the first to popularise the Newtonian theories. Boyle Lecturer, 1707. Banished from the University for an essay which expounded Arian doctrines, Oct. 30, 1710. Went to London; lectured there and at Bristol, Bath and Tunbridge Wells upon various subjects, comprising meteors, eclipses, and earthquakes, connecting them more or less with the fulfilment of biblical prophecies. Advocated latterly a number of theories of which the most famous was that the Tartars were the lost tribes of Israel. Married Ruth, dau. of Rev. George Antrobus, Master of Tamworth School, 1699. Author, religious, mathematical, etc.; translated Josephus. Died Aug. 22, 1752, aged 84. Buried at Lyndon, Rutland. Will, 'Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'P.C.C. Brother of Daniel (1696), father of George (1722) and William (1721)

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