John Harris
1666
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1719
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Trinity College, Oxford
occupation: mathematician, writer, philosopher
award received: Fellow of the Royal Society
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John Harris (c. 1666 – 7 September 1719) was an English writer, scientist, and Anglican priest. He is best known as the editor of the Lexicon Technicum: Or, A Universal English Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1704), the earliest of the English encyclopaedias; as the compiler of the Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels (1744), published under his name; and as the author of an unfinished county history of Kent. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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Lexicon Technicum
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Astronomical Dialogues Between a Gentleman and a Lady
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The Natural History of the Rare Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia
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