Simon Ockley (1678 – 9 August 1720) was a British Orientalist. Ockley was born at Exeter. He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, and graduated...
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by Edward Pococke the Younger, followed by an English translation by Simon Ockley in 1708, as well as German and Dutch translations. In the late 17th century...
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historical materialism. The first English translation by orientalist Simon Ockley inspired the desert island narrative of Daniel Defoe's classic Robinson...
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prepared by Edward Pococke the Younger. The first English translation (by Simon Ockley) was published in 1708. These translations later may have inspired Daniel...
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The History of the Saracen Empires is a book written by Simon Ockley of Cambridge University and first published in the early 18th century. The book has...
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Surrey, England Simon Ockley (1678–1720), British academic This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ockley. If an internal link...
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1558) 1634 – William Noy, English lawyer and judge (b. 1577) 1720 – Simon Ockley, English orientalist and academic (b. 1678) 1744 – James Brydges, 1st...
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Autodidactus by Edward Pococke the Younger in 1671 and then into English by Simon Ockley in 1708. The English translation of Hayy ibn Yaqdhan, set on a desert...
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world languages, from Arabic to Greek, likewise proliferated. In 1708, Simon Ockley translated Ibn Tufail's Hayy ibn Yaqdhan directly from Arabic to English...
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in Europe. The Latin edition was entitled Philosophus Autodidactus; Simon Ockley published an English translation in 1708, entitled The improvement of...
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Britannica. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2023-05-09. Simon Ockley (1757). The History of the Saracens. p. xlix (49). Archived from the...
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Baron King (1669–1734), Lord Chancellor Thomas Yalden (1670–1736), poet Simon Ockley (1678–1720), orientalist Eustace Budgell (1686–1737), writer Andrew Brice...
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university but is more widely known for his contributions as a poet. Simon Ockley made a significant contribution to Arabic Studies. University of Cambridge...
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prepared by Edward Pococke the Younger. The first English translation by Simon Ockley was published in 1708, and German and Dutch translations were also published...
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by Edward Pococke the Younger, followed by an English translation by Simon Ockley in 1708, as well as German and Dutch translations. Robert Boyle's own...
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prepared by Edward Pococke the Younger. The first English translation by Simon Ockley was published in 1708, and German and Dutch translations were also published...
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Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea, English poet (b. 1661) August 9 – Simon Ockley, English orientalist (b. 1678) August 17 – Anne Lefèvre, French scholar...
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publishing. He mentioned that the controversial work was copied from Simon Ockley. To demonstrate goodwill and friendship and to show that the two communities...
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(1632) Edmund Castell (1666) John Luke (1685) Charles Wright (1702–1710) Simon Ockley (1711) Leonard Chappelow (1720) Samuel Hallifax (1768) William Craven...
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voyage to the East-Indies) John Locke (died 1704) – Some Familiar Letters Simon Ockley – The Conquest of Syria, Persia, and Aegypt by the Saracens (vol. 1 of...
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Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea, English poet (born 1661) August 9 – Simon Ockley, English orientalist (born 1678) August 17 – Anne Dacier (Madame Dacier)...
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the End of William III John Locke – Posthumous Works of Mr John Locke Simon Ockley – Introductio ad linguas orientates Jonathan Swift – Baucis and Philemon...
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prepared by Edward Pococke the Younger. The first English translation by Simon Ockley was published in 1708, and German and Dutch translations were also published...
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presenter Ben Nealon (b. 1966), actor Luke Newberry (b. 1990), actor Simon Ockley (1678–1720), orientalist Ponsonby Ogle (1855–1902), British writer and...
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Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea, English poet (b. 1661) August 9 – Simon Ockley, English orientalist (b. 1678) August 17 – Anne Lefèvre, French scholar...
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Stanley (1895). "Ockley, Simon". In Dictionary of National Biography. 41. London. pp. 362-365. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ockley, Simon". Encyclopædia...
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Charles Gildon – The Complete Art of Poetry Mary Hearne – The Lover's Week Simon Ockley – The History of the Saracens, volume 2 Ambrose Philips – The Free-Thinker...
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and went into residence at midsummer 1703. He studied Hebrew under Simon Ockley. Graduating B.A. in 1707, he became tutor in the family of Simpson, at...
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Autodidactus by Edward Pococke the Younger in 1671 and then into English by Simon Ockley in 1708. The English translation of Hayy ibn Yaqdhan, set on a desert...
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Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea, English poet (born 1661) 9 August – Simon Ockley, orientalist (born 1678) 18 August – Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer...
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