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


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About Thomas Maurice

  • 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).

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