John Leland: Quick Facts

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Born	c.1506 • London • England
Died	April 18, 1552 • London • England

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Thomas Howard, 2nd earl of Arundel

English noble

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American librarian and bibliographer

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Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini

Italian scholar

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American collector

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Florentine chancellor

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Scottish poet

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American businessman and philanthropist

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Italian humanist

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Sir John Evans

British antiquarian and archaeologist

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Sir Wallis Budge

British curator

Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, detail of an engraving by G. Vertue after a portrait by Paul van Somer

Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, 1st Baronet

English antiquarian

William Camden, oil painting by or after Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

William Camden

British historian

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George Carew, earl of Totnes

English administrator

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John Aubrey

English writer

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British art collector

Selden, oil painting by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

John Selden

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British historian

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Sir Charles Lock Eastlake

British painter