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Thomas Gale (1635/1636? – 1702) was an English classical scholar and antiquarian.

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He published a collection, Opuscula mythologica, ethica, et physica, and editions of several Greek and Latin authors, but his fame rests chiefly on his collection of old works bearing on early English history, entitled Historiae Anglicanae scriptores and Historiae Britannicae, Saxonicae, Anglo-Danicae scriptores XV.






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Thomas Gale (1635/1636? – 1702) was an English classical scholar and antiquarian.

Life


He was born at Scruton, Yorkshire. He was educated at Westminster School
Westminster School

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 and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge

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, of which he became a fellow.

In 1666 he was appointed Regius Professor of Greek
Regius Professor of Greek (Cambridge)

The Regius Professorship of Greek is one of the oldest and most prestigious of the List of Professorships at the University of Cambridge at the University of Cambridge....
 at Cambridge, in 1672 high master of St Paul's School, in 1676 prebendary
Prebendary

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 of St Paul's
St Paul's Cathedral

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, in 1677 a fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society

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, and in 1697 dean of York. He died at York
York

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 on the 7th (or 8th) of April 1702.

Works


He published a collection, Opuscula mythologica, ethica, et physica, and editions of several Greek and Latin authors, but his fame rests chiefly on his collection of old works bearing on early English history, entitled Historiae Anglicanae scriptores and Historiae Britannicae, Saxonicae, Anglo-Danicae scriptores XV. He was the author of the inscription on the London Monument
Monument to the Great Fire of London

The Monument to the Great Fire of London, more commonly known as The Monument, is a 202 ft tall stone Roman doric column in the City of London, near to the northern end of London Bridge....
, later removed, in which the Roman Catholics were accused of having originated the great fire.

Family


He was the father of two noted antiquarians, Roger Gale and Samuel Gale, and father-in-law of the Rev. Dr. William Stukeley
William Stukeley

William Stukeley Royal Society, Royal College of Physicians, Society of Antiquaries of London was an England antiquary who pioneered the archaeology investigation of Stonehenge and Avebury and was one of the founders of field archaeology....
.

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