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Thomas Fuller (baptised 19 June 1608 – 16 August 1661) was an English churchman and historian. He is now remembered for his writings, particularly his Worthies of England , published in 1662, after his death.
While at Berry Pomeroy, John Prince worked on his magnum opus: a biography of his home county's many notable figures, which he probably finished in 1697.The book ran to 600 pages, with woodcuts to illustrate the 191 biographies.
John Fuller (college head) (died 1558), Master of Jesus College, Cambridge (1557–1558) Peter the Fuller, Patriarch of Antioch; Reginald C. Fuller (1908–2011), British priest and biblical scholar; Thomas Fuller (1608–1661), English cleric and historian, author of Worthies of England
Thomas Fuller, M.D. (24 June 1654 – 17 September 1734) was a British physician, preacher and intellectual. Fuller was born in Rosehill, Sussex , and educated at Queens' College, Cambridge . [ 1 ] He practised medicine at Sevenoaks . [ 1 ]
Thomas Fuller (1608–1661) was an English religious leader and historian. Thomas Fuller may also refer to: Thomas Fuller (architect) (1823–1898), Canadian architect; Thomas Fuller (bishop) (1810–1884), Anglican bishop in Canada; Thomas Fuller (mental calculator) (1710–1790), enslaved African renowned for his mathematical abilities
The earliest biography of Burton appeared in 1662, as part of Fuller's Worthies of England; this was followed by Anthony à Wood in his 1692 volume of Athenae Oxonienses. [124] Samuel Johnson was among the few 18th-century readers to recognise Burton's Anatomy. Into the 18th century, Burton experienced something of a lull in popularity.
The 20th-century Shakespeare scholar W. W. Greg places it in the reign of Henry VI, basing his conclusion in part on Thomas Fuller's posthumously published History of the Worthies of England (1662). [151] If this is the case then the "Duke of Norfolk" referred to in the play would be Mowbray. [148]
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (1282–1316), daughter of Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile, interred at Waltham Abbey with her infant daughter and other members of the de Bohun family; Thomas Fuller (1608–1661), churchman and historian; John Foxe (1516/17–1587), author of Foxe's Book of Martyrs, lived in a street now called Foxes Parade ...