Meet William Stukeley, the antiquary who documented Stonehenge and Avebury 🪦 Born in 1687 and died in 1765, he became the first secretary of the Society of Antiquaries of London. His Itinerarium Curiosum (1724) recorded tours around Britain. His richly illustrated Stonehenge (1740) and Abury (1743) combined plans with landscape views. At Avebury in 1722, he encountered the farmer John Robinson pulling down stones and protested. Ordained in 1729, he served as an Anglican clergyman and styled himself a chief druid.
William Stukeley: antiquary, clergyman and self-styled druid
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- William Stukeley (7 November 1687–3 March 1765) was a founder member and the first secretary of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
- His Itinerarium Curiosum (1724) described his antiquarian tours around Britain.
- He published Stonehenge (1740) and Abury (1743), illustrated with plans, landscape views and engravings of the monuments.
- At Avebury in 1722, he encountered the farmer John Robinson pulling down stones and protested at the damage.
- He took holy orders in 1729, served as an Anglican clergyman and styled himself a chief druid.
- Stukeley's accounts linked Stonehenge and Avebury with the ancient Druids and a patriarchal religious tradition he connected with Christianity.
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INTRODUCTION. The Society of Antiquaries of London has enshrined one hundred and seventy historical printing plates for more than two centuries.
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Antiquary, ed. at Cambridge. Initially practising as a physician, took orders in 1729 and held benefices at Stamford and in London.
Antiquarians: Dr William Stukeley 1687-1765 | The Heritage Journalheritageaction.wordpress.com
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Stukeley became an accomplished scholar, joining the Royal Society and the Society of Antiquaries, where he served as the first secretary.
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In 1718, he became the first secretary of the Society of Antiquaries of London. His excavations at Stonehenge and Avebury were published in two books in 1740 ...
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William Stukeley (7 November 1687 – 3 March 1765) was an English antiquarian, physician, and Anglican clergyman. first secretary of the Society of Antiquaries ...
William Stukeley | History | Research Starters | EBSCOhostebsco.com
In 1717 he returned to London, became involved with reestablishing the Society of Antiquaries, and served as the first secretary, a post he would hold for nine ...
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