About John Disney
Lived 1779 – 1857 (aged 77). John Disney was a British anthropologist and classical archaeologist.
John Disney (29 May 1779 – 6 May 1857) was an English barrister and antiquarian. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1832 and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1839.
Life Born at Flintham Hall in Nottinghamshire, he was the eldest son of John Disney and his wife Jane Blackburne, daughter of Francis Blackburne and his wife. In 1798, he was admitted to the Inner Temple; he was called to the bar in 1803. He was appointed in 1807 Recorder of Bridport, Dorset, and went to live at Corscombe. The issue was studied again in 2012 by Caroline Vout ("Treasure, not trash").
Works Disney wrote on politics and the law: They had three children, two sons John and Edgar, and a daughter Sophia.
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British antiquarian; (1779-1857)
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John Disney was born on 29 May 1779 in Nottinghamshire.
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John Disney died on 6 May 1857.
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John Disney was an anthropologist and classical archaeologist.
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· DBpedia: John Disney (antiquarian)
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