John Austen ( 1613 - 1669 )

Birth: Walpole, Norfolk, England, Europe (1613) Death: Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, England, Europe (c. March 1669) Burial Place: St Paul's, Covent Garden, London, England, Europe (31 March 1669) Occupation: Author Education: Grammar School of Sleaford, Lincolnshire (1629-31); St John's College, Cambridge (matriculated 1631, did not receive a degree); Lincoln's Inn (admitted 1632) Career: Tutor to the family of Walter Fowler at St. Thomas's Priory, Stafford (-1650); eturned to London (1650); published the 'Christian Moderator' series under the pseudonym William Birchley (1651-1659); published 'Devotions in the Ancient Way of Offices' (1668), notable for Austen's composed hymn texts Membership: Original Fellow Election Date: 20/05/1663 Committee appointments include: Committee for Agriculture [Georgical] (c. 1664).