John Harris ( c 1666 - 1719 )

Birth: Leicester, England (c 1666) Death: Norton Court, Kent (07 September 1719) Burial: Norton Church, Kent Profession: Clergyman, Church of England Research Field: Natural philosophy, dissemination of knowledge Education: Mr William Thomas's School at Leicester; St John's College, Cambridge; BA (1687/8), MA (1691), BD (1699), DD (Lambeth 1706) Career: Fellow of St John's (1691-1702; Ordained deacon (1696), priest (1697); Prebendary of Rochester (1708-1719); Rector of St Mildred, Bread Street, with St Margaret Moses, London (1708-1719); Rector of East Barming, Kent (1715-1717); Perpetual Curate of Strood, Kent (1716-1719); lectured on mathematics in London Membership: Fellow Election Date: 29/04/1696 Council: Sec 1709-1710.