James Lamb (1599–1664), was an English orientalist. Lamb was educated at

Brasenose College, Oxford Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the mi ...

; M.A., 1620; D.D. and prebendary of Westminster, 1660; bequeathed many of his books to the library of

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; manuscripts by him on oriental subjects in the

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''Dictionary of National Biography'' 1599 births 1664 deaths English orientalists Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford English male non-fiction writers {{UK-academic-stub