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Sibthorp, John (1758–1796) View Biographical Record
Article: Conditions of the will of Dr. John Sibthorp
Publication: Annals of Agriculture, and other useful arts
Subject ID: 13907
| Subject Name: | Sibthorp, John |
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| Article Title: | Conditions of the will of Dr. John Sibthorp |
| Article Primary Author: | Young, Arthur |
| Volume: | 26 |
| Number: | 147 |
| Pages: | 173-174 |
| Publication Date: | 1796 |
| Notes: | Sibthorp left an estate to Oxford University, the rents of which were to be used in the following ways; a) To the publication of a work he had prepared in 10 vols. fol.,, called "Flora Graeciae". When that was complete, £200 to b) be paid as a salary to the Sherardian professor of botany, on condition that "he reads lectures on rural economy. c) The remainder to be used for the purchase of books on agriculture for the use of the Professor. From the section called "Farming news", part VIII. pp. 166-176. Made up title: Dates from Dictionary of National Biography. |