John Keigwin (1641–1716) was a Cornish antiquary, born at Mousehole, Cornwall.[1] He was a leading member of a group of antiquaries in west Penwith: this group also included John and Thomas Boson, William Gwavas, Thomas Tonkin, William Borlase, Oliver Pender, and James Jenkins of Alverton. His teacher was John Boson.[2] In addition to Cornish and English, Keigwin had a command of the French, Latin, Greek and Hebrew languages.
- ^ George Clement Boase (1892). "Keigwin, John". In Dictionary of National Biography. 30. London. p. 308.
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