Edward Bernard ( 1638 - 1697 )

Birth: Perry St Paul, near Towcester, Northamptonshire, England (02 May 1638) Death: Oxford (12 January 1697) Profession: Clergyman, Church of England Research Field: Astronomy Education: Merchant Taylors' School; St John's College, Oxford; BA (1658/9), MA (1662), BD (1668), DD (1684); Incorporated at Cambridge (1672) Career: Fellow of St John's College (1658); went to Leyden to inspect the oriental manuscripts bequeathed to the University by Joseph Scaliger and Levin Warner (1668); Rector of Cheam, Surrey (1672-1673); Chaplain to the Bishop of Exeter (1672-1673); Savilian Professor of Astronomy, Oxford (1673-1691); returned to Leyden to buy books from the library of Heinsius (1683); Rector of Brightwell, Berkshire (1691-1697); attended the sale of the Golian Manuscripts in Leyden (1696) Memberships: Oxford Philosophical Society Membership: Fellow Election Date: 9/04/1673 Proposers: Henry Oldenburg.