John Austin (1613–69)

John Austin or Austen (born 1613 at Walpole, Suffolk, England; died London, 1669) was an English lawyer, controversial writer, and one of the founding Fellows of the Royal Society.

Life

He was a student of St. John's College, Cambridge, and of Lincoln's Inn, and about 1640 became a Catholic.[1] He was well regarded in his profession and was looked on as a master of English style.

His time was entirely devoted to books and literary pursuits. He enjoyed the friendship of such scholars as the antiquary Thomas Blount, Christopher Davenport (Franciscus a Santa Clara), John Sergeant, and others.

Works

Austin also wrote several anonymous pamphlets against the theologians who sat in the Westminster Assembly.

References

  1. "Austin, John (ASTN631J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2.  Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1885). "Austin, John (1613-1669)". Dictionary of National Biography 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 264.

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Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "John Austin". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

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