Simon Ockley [SEP] date of death
Simon Ockley
Simon Ockley (16789 August 1720) was a British Orientalist.
Biography.
Ockley was born at Exeter. He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, and graduated B.A. in 1697, MA. in 1701, and B.D. in 1710. He became fellow of Jesus College and vicar of Swavesey, and in 1711 was chosen Adams Professor of Arabic in the university. He had a large family, and his latter days were embittered by pecuniary embarrassments, which form the subject of a chapter in Isaac
Ockley (disambiguation)
Ockley is a village in Surrey, England.
Ockley may also refer to:
- Ockley, Indiana, a town in Indiana, United States
- Ockley railway station
People with the surname.
- Simon Ockley (1678-1720), British academic