William Stukeley was an English antiquarian, archaeologist, physician, Anglican clergyman, and freemason. He was a significant influence on the later development of archaeology and pioneered the scholarly investigation of the prehistoric stone circles of Stonehenge and Avebury in Wiltshire.
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![The Rollright Stones in Oxfordshire, which Stukeley visited, describing it as "the greatest Antiquity we have yet seen... a very noble, rustic, sight" which could "strike an odd terror upon the spectators"[18]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Rollright_Stones_%28part%29%2C_Oxfordshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_605684.jpg/500px-Rollright_Stones_%28part%29%2C_Oxfordshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_605684.jpg)
The Rollright Stones in Oxfordshire, which Stukeley visited, describing it as "the greatest Antiquity we have yet seen... a very noble, rustic, sight" which could "strike an odd terror upon the spectators"[18]![An inward view of Stonehenge from August 1722[33]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Stonehenge_Stukeley.jpg/500px-Stonehenge_Stukeley.jpg)
An inward view of Stonehenge from August 1722[33]
A 1776 line engraving of Stukeley, based on a 1727 illustration by I. Whood
Stukeley's drawings such as this 1722 prospect of Kit's Coty House in Kent have provided valuable information on monuments since damaged.
Illustration of Stukeley
A 1721 view of Gloucester Blackfriars by Stukeley
Stukeley's serpent interpretation of the megaliths at Avebury in Wiltshire. Silbury Hill is in the foreground.Awards 4
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Salvador MoncadaAlso won Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
Patrick MansonAlso won Goulstonian Lectures
Chris WhittyAlso won Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
Peter Mark RogetAlso won Goulstonian Lectures
William ProutAlso won Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
John Hughlings JacksonAlso won Goulstonian LecturesAbout this person
William Stukeley was an English antiquarian, archaeologist, physician, Anglican clergyman, and freemason. He was a significant influence on the later development of archaeology and pioneered the scholarly investigation of the prehistoric stone circles of Stonehenge and Avebury in Wiltshire. He published over twenty books on archaeology and other subjects during his lifetime.
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