Christopher Towneley

See also: Towneley family

Christopher Towneley
Born(1604-01-09)9 January 1604
Towneley Hall, Lancashire
DiedAugust 1674(1674-08-00) (aged 70)
OccupationAntiquarian

Christopher Towneley (9 January 1604 – August 1674) was an English antiquarian from an old Roman Catholic, Lancashire family. Often called ‘the Transcriber’, he spent much of his life researching local history and copying ancient documents.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.