Thomas Maurice, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Maurice

Oriental scholar and historian

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1754

Place of Birth: Hertford, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Mar-1824

Profession: librarian, historian

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Thomas Maurice (1754–1824) was a British oriental scholar and historian.
The son of a schoolmaster, Maurice was educated at the Wesleyan seminary at Bristol before entering University College, Oxford in 1774, aged 19 (B.A.
1778, M.A.
1808); he was chaplain to the 87th regiment (about 1784), Vicar of Wormleighton, Warwickshire (1798–1824) and Cudham, Kent (1804–24).
Maurice was a noted oriental scholar and historian, and assistant-keeper of MSS at the British Museum (1798–24).

William Ridley (1764–1838)
Description	British engraver
Date of birth/death	1764	15 August 1838
Location of birth/death		Addlestone
Authority control	: Q21556975 VIAF: 25774498 ISNI: 0000 0000 6686 462X ULAN: 500002898 LCCN: no2004114923 NLA: 36039776 WorldCat