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Anthony Wood (1632–1695)
Wood, Anthony, called Anthony à Wood. An English antiquary; born at Oxford, Dec. 17, 1632; died there, Nov. 28, 1695. He spent most of his life in collecting data relating to the history of Oxford University. He wrote: ‘History and Antiquities of the University of Oxford’ (translated into Latin, 1674; published afterwards, rewritten in 2 vols., 1786–90 and 1792–96); ‘Athenæ Oxoniensis: An Exact History of all the Writers and Bishops who have had their Education in the University of Oxford, from 1500 to 1690’ (last ed. 1813–20); ‘Modus Salium: A Collection of Pieces of Humor’ (1751); and ‘The Ancient and Present State of the City of Oxford’ (1773).