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stance, chiefly trading in the Levant, and most of them made large fortunes.
“The Merchants' Map of Commerce” is dedicated to all the brothers, who
were remarkably attached to each other throughout their lives. They were also
fondly attached to their mother, as shown by the very touching epitaph on her
tombstone.
[N.? how many.] His nephews were prosperous merchants, and several made
fortunes and achieved titles (?). (Mem. This is the statement in the biography
prefaced to his works, published by the Sydenham Society.)
Up. (I believe.) Heneage Finch, created 1st Earl of Nottingham, Lord Chancellor.
His father was also eminent (see
FINCH
,
in JUDGES).
William Harvey calls
Heneage Finch “his loving cousin “in his will, and leaves him a legacy for his
assistance in making it. I do not know the exact relationship. Earl Nottingham's
mother was daughter of a William Harvey, and she was not a sister of the
physician. There were forty-three years' difference of age between the
physician and the Earl. It is probable that the Earl was first cousin once
removed to Harvey, viz. the son of his father's brother's daughter.
Herschel, Sir William; eminent astronomer; President of the Royal Society.
Educated as a musician; came to England with the band of the Hanoverian
Guards, then was organist at Bath. By aet. 41 he had acquired some knowledge
of mathematics. Made his own telescopes, and became a renowned astronomer
aet. 43. Died aet. 83.
[F.] Isaac; son of a land-agent, but was so fond of music that he joined the military
band of the Hanoverian Foot Guards: it was a band of select performers. He
became a musician of some note, chiefly as a performer on the violin and oboe.
[B.] Alexander; good performer on the violoncello; had also a strong turn for
mechanics.
b. Miss Caroline Herschel co-operated in the most helpful manner, with her
brother, in all his astronomical work. She received the gold medal of the Royal
Society. Died aet. 98.
S. Sir John Herschel, also famous as an astronomer, and one of the foremost
philosophers of the day.
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