John Selden
English jurist and scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution, and of Jewish law (1584-1654) · Politicians · Died at 69
John Selden was an English jurist, a scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution and scholar of Jewish law. He was known as a polymath; John Milton hailed Selden in 1644 as "the chief of learned men reputed in this land".
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Portrait of Selden (drawn by Peter Lely; engraved by George Vertue) included in the 1726 edition of his works
Plan of the Temple as Selden would have known it, based on the "Woodcut map of London" of the early 1560s
1899 edition of Selden's Table Talk by Robert Waters (1835-1910)
Tracts, published posthumously in 1683, contained English translations
A portrait of John Selden held by the National Portrait Gallery, London
Volumes published by the Selden SocietyAbout this person
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1584 to 1654 · aged 69
