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NOVEMBER 30- marks the four hundredth anniversary of the birth of Sir Henry Savile, the founder of the Saviliar professorships of geometry and astronomy at Oxford, the first of such chairs founded in thp English universities. Born at Over Bradley, near Halifax, Yorks, he was educated at Brasenose ferton Colleges, Oxford, and after gaining his degree read some public lectures on Euclid and Ptolemy. In 1578 he travelled abroad and on his return was made tutor in Greek to Queen Elizabeth. From 1585 onwards he was Warden of Merton College, and from 1596 also Provost of Eton College. A scholar and a patron of learning, he published some fine editions of ancient authors, wrote on various subjects, and, like his friend Thomas Bodley, was a generous benefactor of the University of Oxford. He died at Eton on February 1622 and was buried there, a memorial being erected in Merton College chapel. His quater-centenary willDe marked by lectures by Prof. H. W. Garrod, at Eton.9n November 27 and at Merton College on November 30. An article on p. 899 of this issue recalls some of the distinguished men who have held the Savilian cHairs.
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Sir Henry Savile, 1549–1622. Nature 164, 906 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164906c0
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