Temple Stanyan

Temple Stanyan
Born(1675-02-08)8 February 1675[1]
Monken Hadley
Died25 March 1752(1752-03-25) (aged 77)[2]
Woodcote, Oxfordshire
Resting placeChurch of St Peter and St Paul, Checkendon
51°32′33″N 1°02′42″W / 51.5424°N 1.0450°W / 51.5424; -1.0450
NationalityEnglish
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
OccupationCivil servant
Spouses
  • Elizabeth Boys (dates unknown)
  • Susannah Hobbs (1721–1725, her death)
  • Grace Pauncefort (? – 1752, his death)
Parents
  • Lawrence Stanyan (d. 1725)
  • Dorothy Knapp (d.1730)
Relatives
Writing career
LanguageEnglish
Period1707-1739
SubjectThe history of Ancient Greece
Notable worksGrecian History

Temple Stanyan (1675–1752)[2] was an English civil servant, politician and author. He is most known for his Grecian History, first published in 1707, which became a standard work on the history of ancient Greece in the early part of the 18th century.

  1. ^ Philip Woodfine, Claire Gapper, 'Stanyan, Abraham (1672–1732)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, (2004)
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