John Bathurst Deane
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John Bathurst Deane was a curate, antiquary, and author. He belonged to the Society of Antiquaries
and its Council and also to the Antiquarians' Club. He was one of the founders, in 1843, of the British Archaeological Association
and, in 1844, of the Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. His daughter Eleanor was the mother of P. G. Wodehouse
.
Society of Antiquaries of London
The Society of Antiquaries of London is a learned society "charged by its Royal Charter of 1751 with 'the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries'." It is based at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London , and is...
and its Council and also to the Antiquarians' Club. He was one of the founders, in 1843, of the British Archaeological Association
British Archaeological Association
The British Archaeological Association was founded in 1843; it was established by Charles Roach Smith. It is aimed at the promotion of the studies of archaeology, art and architecture and the preservation of antiquities. After disagreements arose, it was split into two organizations, the newer one...
and, in 1844, of the Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. His daughter Eleanor was the mother of P. G. Wodehouse
P. G. Wodehouse
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE was an English humorist, whose body of work includes novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces of journalism. He enjoyed enormous popular success during a career that lasted more than seventy years and his many writings continue to be...
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Works
- The Worship of the SerpentThe Worship of the SerpentThe Worship of the Serpent by John Bathurst Deane is a 1833 study of snake worship and specifically the mythical snake mentioned in the Book of Genesis who convinced Eve to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, leading to Eve convincing Adam to do the same.-Overview:A number of Gnostic texts,...
(1830) - On the Church and Chapters (1840)
- The Life of Richard DeaneRichard DeaneRichard Deane , English general-at-sea, major-general and regicide, was a younger son of Edward Deane of Temple Guiting or Guyting in Gloucestershire, where he was born, his baptism taking place on 8 July 1610...
, Admiral and General of the Forces under Cromwell (1870) - Roman Legions in Britain (incomplete manuscript at his death)