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John Frere

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British anthroplogist, archaeologist and politician (1740-1807)

AcademicsLived 1740 to 1807 · aged 66
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John Frere was an English antiquary and a pioneering discoverer of Old Stone Age or Lower Palaeolithic tools in association with large extinct animals at Hoxne, Suffolk in 1797.

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John Frere, by Henry WaltonJohn Frere, by Henry WaltonA handaxe engraving from Frere's discoveries[1]A handaxe engraving from Frere's discoveries[1]The Hoxne Handaxe (right) next to the Gray's Inn Lane Handaxe in the British MuseumThe Hoxne Handaxe (right) next to the Gray's Inn Lane Handaxe in the British MuseumPortrait of John Frere, Esq.Portrait of John Frere, Esq.

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Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries

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Academics born in the 1740s 6

José Anastácio da Cunha41.1Ernst Ferdinand Klein40.6Johann Christoph Andreas Mayer41.2Nikolai Putyatin40.5Christian Cay Lorenz Hirschfeld41.9Victor d'Hupay40.5

About this person

Category
Academics
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Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1740 to 1807 · aged 66
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