An antiquarian is one concerned with antiquities or things of the past. More narrowly, the term is often used for those who studied (usually local) history with special attention to the physical traces of the past. Antiquarianism is usually considered to have emerged in the sixteenth century; by the nineteenth century it had become transformed into the academic discipline of archaeology.
John Leland - to king Henry VIII. He was appointed Royal Antiquarian in 1533Events January 25 King Henry VIII of England marries Anne Boleyn, his second Queen consort. March 30 Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury May 23 King Henry VIII of England marriage with Catherine of Aragon officially declared annulled. Catherin
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Dorning RasbothamDorning Rasbotham ( 1730 1791) was an English writer, antiquarian and artist. He was also High Sherrif of Lancashire. Dorning Rasbotham was the son of Peter and Hannah (Dorning) Rasbotham, born c. He was married to Sarah Bagley c. He died on 7 November 17
Fred RosenstockFred Asher Rosenstock ( 1895- 1986) born Selig Usher Rosenstock in 1895 in Biala Potok in Galicia then a province of Austria in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains was a prominent bookseller, book and art collector and publisher in Denver, Colorado
William Forbes SkeneWilliam Forbes Skene ( 1809- 1892), Scottish historian and antiquary, was the second son of Sir Walter Scott's friend, James Skene (1775-1864), of Rubislaw, near Aberdeen, and was born on June 7 1809. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy in Edinburgh, Sco
George VertueGeorge Vertue ( 1684- 1756) was a British engraver and antiquary, whose notebooks on British art of the first half of the 18th century are a valuable source for the period. Vertue was born in 1684 in St Martin’s-in-the-Fields, London. At the age of 13 he
Olaus WormiusOle Worm ( May 13, 1588 August 31, 1654), (pronounced "Olay Vorm") who often went by the Latinized form of his name Olaus Wormius was a Danish physician and antiquary. Worm was the son of Willum Worm who served as the mayor of Aarhus, and was made a rich
Thomas WrightThomas Wright ( April 21, 1810 December 23, 1877) was an English antiquarian and writer. He was born near Ludlow, in Shropshire, and was descended from a Quaker family formerly living at Bradford, Yorkshire. He was educated at the old grammar school, Ludl
