John Collins ( 1625 - 1683 )

Birth: Wood Eaton, Oxfordshire, England (05 March 1625) Death: His lodging on Garlick Hill, London (10 November 1683) Burial: Parish church of St James, London Profession: Civil servant Sailor Research Field: Algebra; Arithmetic Career: Apprenticed to Thomas Allam, bookseller, of Oxford; Clerk employed by John Marr, clerk to the Kitchen of the Prince of Wales; served on an English merchant ship used by the Venetians as a warship in the defence of Crete from the Turks (1642-1649); Teacher of mathematics in London (1649-1660); Accountant to the Excise Office; Accountant in Chancery; Secretary to the Council of Plantations; Manager of the Farthing Office (1672); Accountant to the Royal Fishery Company; died of asthma and consumption contracted during a ride from Oxford to Malmesbury Membership: Fellow Election Date: 17/10/1667 Proposers: Seth Ward.