Joseph Glanvill ( 1636 - 1680 )

Birth: Plymouth, Devon, England, Europe (1636) Death: Bath, Somerset, England, Europe (4 November 1680) Burial: The Abbey Church, Bath, Somerset, England, Europe (9 November 1680) Occupation: Clergyman, Church of England Research Field: Theology; history of science Education: Exeter College, Oxford (matriculated 1652, BA 1656); Lincoln College Oxford (MA 1658) Career: Chaplain to Francis Rous, Provost of Eton (1659); Rector of Wimbish, Essex (1660); Vicar of Frome Selwood, Somerset (1662-1672); Rector of Bath, Somerset (1666); Rector of Street and Walton, Somerset (1672); Chaplain in ordinary to Charles II (1672); Prebendary of Worcester (1678) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 14/12/1664 Proposers: William Brereton Other RSActivity: Dedicated his work 'Scepsis scientifica' to the Society (1664).