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John Theophilus Desaguliers
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March 12, 1683 - February 29, 1744The Rev. John Theophilus Desaguliers LL.D., F.R.S. was born in Rochelle, France. The son of a Huguenot clergyman, Desaguliers was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. His reputation as a lecturer on experimental philosophy obtained for him a Fellowship in the English Royal Society. He was the inventor of the planetarium. Elected the third Grand Master of England in 1719, Desaguliers was a zealous collector of early masonic manuscripts. Although attributed to Dr. James Anderson, the General Regulations found in the first edition of the Constitutions were compiled under his supervision. Grand Master, 1719Deputy Grand Master, 1723Deputy Grand Master, 1725 Grand Lodge of England Source: Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, Albert Mackey. p. 276-7. |
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