John Harding (died 1610) was an English churchman and academic. He was
Regius Professor of Hebrew at Oxford from 1591 to 1598, and President of
Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1607. He was also involved in the translation of the
Authorized King James Version, becoming leader of the First Oxford Company of translators after the death of
John Rainolds
John Rainolds (or Reynolds) (1549 – 21 May 1607) was an English academic and churchman, of Puritan views. He is remembered for his role in the Authorized Version of the Bible, a project of which he was initiator.
Life
He was born about M ...
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Life
He was a
demy of Magdalen College. He graduated B.A. 1578 and M.A. 1581. He proceeded B.D. 1592, and D.D. 1597.
He became a Fellow of Magdalen College, and was proctor in 1589. He was rector of
Great Haseley,
Oxfordshire, from 1597, and a prebendary of
Lincoln Cathedral from 1604.
Family
He had three sons and four daughters by his wife Isabel (married before, under the name Clarke), including the translator and alchemist John Harding (died 1665), rector of Brinkworth.
['']Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
The ''Dictionary of National Biography'' (''DNB'') is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published since 1885. The updated ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (''ODNB'') was published on 23 September ...
'', Harding, John (bap. 1601, d. 1665), alchemist and translator by Peter K. Benbow.
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