Anthony Askew

(1722-1774)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Askew, Anthony, 1722-1774 NRA: Askew, Anthony (1722-1774) Classical Scholar Physician Collector of MSS and Books DNB: Askew, Anthony (bap. 1722, d. 1774), physician and book collector LBT ID: AnAskew1774 VIAF ID: 60017882 LOC ID: n85800481	B/BAP: 1722-05-07 DIED: 1774-02-27
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Educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and Leiden University, he was a London physician, classical scholar, and book collector.
REFERENCES TO Anthony Askew: William Field, Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; with Biographical Notices of many of his Friends, Pupils, and Contemporaries. 2 vols (London: Henry Colburn, 1828) Ch. VI. 1771 Found 1: ¶ n1 Ch. VIII. 1771-1776 Found 1: ¶ n1 Ch. XIV. 1786-1789 Found 1: ¶ n1