Samuel Musgrave
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Samuel Musgrave (1732–1780) was a physician, classical philologist, writer, and translator from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Born in Washfield and dying in London, he resided in Devon, Oxford, Paris, and Exeter. He spoke Latin, Ancient Greek, and English. Musgrave was a Fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the Royal College of Physicians, London, as well as the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres.
His professional focus included Euripides, Sophocles, psychosomatic medicine, and classical philology. He authored sixteen works, including *Euripidis Tragoediarum*, *Medea*, *Speculations and conjectures on the quality of the nerves*, and *Euripides opera omnia*. His address to the freeholders of Devonshire is also recorded among his publications. He is described in *The New Pauly* and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1732
- Died
- 1780
- Works
- 16
Top works
- Euripidis Tragoediarum
- Medea
- Speculations and conjectures on the quality of the nerves
- Two dissertations. I. On the Graecian mythology. II. An examination of Sir Isaac Newton's objections to the chronology of the Olympiads
- The true intention of Dr. Musgrave's address to the freeholders of Devonshire ...
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Samuel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Washfield
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- translator
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- medicine
- Residence
- Bloomsbury
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- date of birth
- 1732-09-29
- date of death
- 1780-07-05
- member of
- Royal College of Physicians, London
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Samuel Musgrave
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