John Whiteside (curator)
John Whiteside  | |
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Antiquity Hall Suburbanu Oxon (c.1720), including the only know image of Whiteside  | |
| Born | 1679 England  | 
| Died | 12 October 1729 | 
| Nationality | British | 
| Education | Brasenose College, Oxford | 
| Occupation(s) | Chaplain Museum keeper  | 
| Employer(s) | Christ Church, Oxford Ashmolean Museum  | 
| Known for | Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum | 
| Father | George Whiteside | 
John Whiteside FRS (1679 – 12 October 1729) was an English chaplain, museum curator, experimental philosopher, and astronomer. He was Keeper (head) of the Ashmolean Museum at the University of Oxford.