Person    | Male  Born 4/8/1834  Died 4/4/1923

Dr John Venn

Categories: History, Science

Logician and philosopher.  Born Hull where his father was vicar of a local parish. Grandson of Rev John Venn. Inventor of the Venn diagram. In 1888 he seems to have tired of logic and turned to history, researching Caius College (his own, more properly Gonville and Caius College), his own family and then the whole of Cambridge University. Died Cambridge.

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Dr John Venn

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Rev and Dr Venn

Venn Street, SW4 The Reverend John Venn (1759 - 1813), after whom this street...

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English Hedonists

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Temple Bar Trust

Temple Bar Trust

The successful story of this group's project is told at the Picture Source website.

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J. Starkie Gardner

J. Starkie Gardner

Sculptor of, and historian on, decorative ironwork. Also wrote on geology and botany and collected fossils. His company, based in Lambeth, did all the metal work at 2 Temple Place, inside and out, ...

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Canon Richard Watson Dixon

Canon Richard Watson Dixon

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Public Memorials Appeal

Public Memorials Appeal

Founded as a registered charity by Ivan Saxton who had previously founded the Sir John Barbirolli Commemoration Appeal. Public Memorials Appeal

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