Maurice Johnson (1688–1755), of Spalding, was the founder of 'The Gentlemen's Society' ( Spalding Gentlemen's Society). [1]
Johnson was educated at Spalding Grammar School. [1] He studied law. [1]
In 1717 he assisted in the re-establishment of the Society of Antiquitaries ( Society of Antiquaries of London). [1] He invited William Stukeley to join the society. Johnson later formed ' The Stamford Society', basing this on the earlier society at Spalding. [2]
- ^ a b c d "Johnson, Maurice". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/14908. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1892). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 30. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Honeybone, Diana; Honeybone, Michael (2014). The correspondence of William Stukeley and Maurice Johnson, 1714-1754. Woodbridge: Boydell Press. ISBN 9780901503985.
- Daubney, Adam (2012). "Maurice Johnson: an eighteenth-century numismatist" (PDF). British Numismatic Journals. 82.
- Ayres, Philip J. (1997). Classical Culture and the Idea of Rome in Eighteenth-century England. Cambridge University Press. p. 93. ISBN 0-521-58490-6.
- Catalogue of an extensive and valuable collection of books, manuscripts, autograph letters, &c. including a portion of the library of Maurice Johnson,... Woodbridge: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge. 1898.
- Green, Everard (1890–1891). "The life, Worth and Work of Maurice Johnson, the Antiquary". Lincolnshire Notes and Queries. 2: 205-209.
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Maurice Johnson (1688–1755), of Spalding, was the founder of 'The Gentlemen's Society' ( Spalding Gentlemen's Society). [1]
Johnson was educated at Spalding Grammar School. [1] He studied law. [1]
In 1717 he assisted in the re-establishment of the Society of Antiquitaries ( Society of Antiquaries of London). [1] He invited William Stukeley to join the society. Johnson later formed ' The Stamford Society', basing this on the earlier society at Spalding. [2]
- ^ a b c d "Johnson, Maurice". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/14908. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1892). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 30. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Honeybone, Diana; Honeybone, Michael (2014). The correspondence of William Stukeley and Maurice Johnson, 1714-1754. Woodbridge: Boydell Press. ISBN 9780901503985.
- Daubney, Adam (2012). "Maurice Johnson: an eighteenth-century numismatist" (PDF). British Numismatic Journals. 82.
- Ayres, Philip J. (1997). Classical Culture and the Idea of Rome in Eighteenth-century England. Cambridge University Press. p. 93. ISBN 0-521-58490-6.
- Catalogue of an extensive and valuable collection of books, manuscripts, autograph letters, &c. including a portion of the library of Maurice Johnson,... Woodbridge: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge. 1898.
- Green, Everard (1890–1891). "The life, Worth and Work of Maurice Johnson, the Antiquary". Lincolnshire Notes and Queries. 2: 205-209.
Johnson, Maurice (1688–1755) in libraries ( WorldCat catalog)
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|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
|
| This English biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |