Harwood, John, 1660-1731 (Fellow of the Royal Society)

Person

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Dates

Existence: 1660 - 1731

Biography

John Harwood (1660-1731) was born April 1660, the son of John Harwood of Hagbourne, Berkshire. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, on 28 March 1679, where he studied philosophy. After completing his studies he was persuaded by friends to move to Cambridge, on account of his poor health. He was admitted pensioner at Queens' College, Cambridge, on 6 Jan. 1681, and Fellow-Commoner on 20 January that year, and studied law (LL.B., 1684; LL.D., 1688). He was admitted to Doctors' Commons in 1689 before becoming commissary of St Paul's and official of St Mary's, Shropshire, and was made Fellow of the Royal Society in 1717. He died on 1 January 1731.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

File

John Harwood: Autobiography

File

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6846

Scope and Contents

Autobiographical fragment, covering Harwood's life to October 1689, 95 folios. The writer's identity is not given, but has been established from internal evidence. The writing is on the recto of fos 3-17, with occasional notes or prayers on facing pages and on fo. 92v. The lower half of fo. 16 and the upper half of fo. 16a are torn out. The remainder of the volume is blank.

Dates: 1689 (Circa)

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Found in: Cambridge University Library

Fonds

John Harwood: Journal of visit to Paris

Fonds

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7968

Scope and Contents An autograph journal of Harwood's visit to Paris, 26 May - 22 June 1685. The account includes entries on libraries, statues, water supplies, stonework, drink, trades, the waterworks of Versailles, the epitaph of Descartes, a disputation at the Sorbonne, the feast of D'Boun, and the library and cabinet of Charles Mons. Le Brun. Harwood describes the places he visited, which included St Omer's College, the Tuileries, the monastery of Val de Grace (including a description of the chapel), the...

Dates: 1685 (circa)