Joshua Barnes
Joshua Barnes FRS (10 January 1654 – 3 August 1712), was an English scholar. His work Gerania; a New Discovery of a Little Sort of People, anciently discoursed of, called Pygmies (1675) was an Utopian romance.
Joshua Barnes | |
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| Born | 10 January 1654 |
| Died | 3 August 1712 (aged 58) |
| Occupation | Classical scholar, antiquarian |
| Position held | Regius Professor of Greek (1675–1712) |
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