CALLED ANTHONY A WOOD ANTHONY WOOD
\kˈɔːld ˈantənˌi ɐ wˈʊd ˈantənˌi wˈʊd], \kˈɔːld ˈantənˌi ɐ wˈʊd ˈantənˌi wˈʊd], \k_ˈɔː_l_d ˈa_n_t_ə_n_ˌi_ ɐ w_ˈʊ_d ˈa_n_t_ə_n_ˌi w_ˈʊ_d]\
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An English antiquary; born at Oxford, Dec. 17, 1632; died there, Nov. 28, 1695. He spent most of his life in collecting data relating to the history of Oxford University. He wrote: "History and Antiquities of the University of Oxford" (translated into Latin, 1674; published afterwards, rewritten in 2 vols., 1786-90 and 1792-96); "An Exact History of all the Writers and Bishops who have had their Education in the University of Oxford, from 1500 to 1690" (last ed. 1813-20); "Modus Salium: A Collection of Pieces of Humor" (1751); and "The Ancient and Present State of the City of Oxford" (1773).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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