About Anthony Allen
Lived 1685 – 1754 (aged 68–69). Anthony Allen was a British lexicographer, linguist and lawyer.
Anthony Allen (died 11 April 1754) was an English lawyer and antiquary
Life Allen was born at Great Hadham in Hertfordshire, about the end of the seventeenth century. He went to Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, earning his bachelor's degree in 1707, and his master's in 1711. He was a Fellow of King's College from 1706 to 1717.
Admitted to the Middle Temple in 1704, Allen was called to the bar in 1710.
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Who was Anthony Allen?
English lawyer
When was Anthony Allen born?
Anthony Allen was born in 1685 in Much Hadham.
When did Anthony Allen die?
Anthony Allen died on 11 April 1754.
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Anthony Allen was a lexicographer, linguist and lawyer.
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Anthony Allen was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Anthony Allen. https://biography.guide/anthony-allen-lexicographer/
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