Thomas Vaughan

Glyn Pursglove (Swansea University)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.04: English Writing and Culture of the Seventeenth Century, 1625-1688.
Vol. editors: Jennifer Brady (Rhodes College), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Neil Forsyth (Université de Lausanne), Claire Preston (Queen Mary, University of London), J A Roe (University of York), Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University)

Dates

Born 17 Apr 1621
Died 1666
Activity 1641-1666

Places

Born in Wales
Active in England; Wales

Activities

Primary

Alchemist
Mystic
Poet

Resources

Thomas Vaughan was the twin brother of Henry Vaughan, the poet. The brothers were born at Newton in Breconshire in 1621, of a Welsh family with connections (some rather distant) amongst the aristocracy of both Wales and England. The brothers were educated locally by Matthew Herbert (another relation), a clergyman and Latinist for whom they always retained great respect, between 1632 and 1638. In 1638 Thomas entered Jesus College, Oxford (probably in company with his brother). Thomas graduated in 1642. According to Henry Vaughan (in a letter to John Aubrey – another relation!), Thomas “continued there [Oxford] for ten or 12 yeares”. At a point around the middle of the 1640s (precise records are missing), Thomas was appointed Rector …

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Citation: Pursglove, Glyn. "Thomas Vaughan". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 07 July 2001 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=5473, accessed 25 November 2024.]

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