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William Stukeley

1687 - 1765

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William Stukeley (7 November 1687 – 3 March 1765) was an English antiquarian, physician and Anglican clergyman. A significant influence on the later development of archaeology, he pioneered the scholarly investigation of the prehistoric monuments of Stonehenge and Avebury in Wiltshire. He published over twenty books on archaeology and other subjects during his lifetime. Born in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, as the son of a lawyer, Stukeley worked in his father's law business before attending Saint Benet's College, Cambridge (now Corpus Christi College). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Stukeley is the 467th most popular physician (up from 581st in 2019), the 2,768th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,582nd in 2019) and the 39th most popular British Physician.

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Among physicians, William Stukeley ranks 467 out of 726. Before him are René Favaloro, Benjamin Rush, Tewhida Ben Sheikh, Friedrich von Esmarch, William Bayliss, and Nikolay Gamaleya. After him are Kazimierz Bein, Diocles of Carystus, Helen B. Taussig, William Chester Minor, Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, and David Cooper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1687, William Stukeley ranks 11. Before him are Johann Georg Pisendel, Sylvius Leopold Weiss, Balthasar Neumann, Johann Heinrich Schulze, Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and Nicolaus I Bernoulli. After him is Robert Simson. Among people deceased in 1765, William Stukeley ranks 18. Before him are Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, Carl Alexander Clerck, Edward Young, Johan Agrell, Johann Melchior Molter, and Mir Jafar. After him are Richard Pococke, Prince Frederick of Great Britain, and Prokop Diviš.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Stukeley ranks 2,769 out of 8,785. Before him are Nicollette Sheridan (1963), Paul Hunter (1978), Bob Peck (1945), Agnes Arber (1879), Marion Chesney (1936), and Arthur Wynne (1871). After him are Phil Read (1939), Gerald of Wales (1146), Steve Jackson (1951), Patrick Gordon (1635), John Gilbert Baker (1834), and Peggy Ashcroft (1907).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among physicians born in United Kingdom, William Stukeley ranks 39. Before him are Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836), Robert Liston (1794), Lorna Wing (1928), James Braid (1795), Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet (1816), and William Bayliss (1860). After him are William Turner (1510), Ernest Starling (1866), James Young Simpson (1811), Rutherford Alcock (1809), Richard Bright (1789), and William Hunter (1718).

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