John Vivian (c.1729–1771) was the Regius Professor of Modern History at

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between 1768 and 1771. He was the son of William Vivian of

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, and became a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford in 1750.

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Fellows of Balliol College, Oxford British historians 1771 deaths 18th-century English people People from Padstow Year of birth unknown Regius Professors of History (University of Oxford) Year of birth uncertain {{UK-historian-stub