Thomas Hearne (antiquarian)
Thomas Hearne | |
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Portrait of Hearne, taken from “The Life Of Anthony à Wood” by Anthony Wood (1772) | |
| Born | June 1678 White Waltham, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 10 June 1735 (aged 56–57) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Editor, antiquary |
Thomas Hearne or Hearn (Latin: Thomas Hearnius, July 1678 – 10 June 1735) was an English diarist and prolific antiquary, particularly remembered for his published editions of many medieval English chronicles and other important historical texts.