English writer, journalist and numismatist. Born 1. 5. 1672 in Milston (Wiltshire), died 17. 6. 1719 in London. 1687–1689 studied at Queen’s College, Oxford; 1689 Scholarship (Demyship), from 1696 Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford; 1691 BA 1699–1703 tour of Europe, thereafter a political career (1708–1719 Member of Parliament, 1717–1718 Secretary of State).
Background, work and influence
A.’s father was the Anglican minister Lancelot A., known as an author of geographical works about Moroc…
