John Ray and his successors: the clergyman as biologist.
Report of a conference held in March 1999.
A joint conference of the Institute of Biology’s History Committee, the John
Ray Trust and the Society for the History of Natural History.
John Ray (1627-1705) was one of the most important biologists in the history of the subject and this conference celebrated all aspects of his life and work. He was ordained and his religious beliefs informed his work and were widely influential. The conference also considered British clergy (or their families) who were biologists and their distinctive contributions to both church and science. This included theology, social roles and individual biographies. The third focus of the conference was the current experience of people who are both clerics and biologists.
The conference was held in Braintree, Essex - Ray’s home town - coinciding with the town’s 800th anniversary celebrations.
Conference coordinator:
Rev Nigel Cooper, The Rectory, 40 Church Road, Rivenhall, Witham, Essex CM8 3PQ
Tel (+44) (0)1376 511161
Report of a conference held in March 1999.
A joint conference of the Institute of Biology’s History Committee, the John Ray Trust and the Society for the History of Natural History.
John Ray (1627-1705) was one of the most important biologists in the history of the subject and this conference celebrated all aspects of his life and work. He was ordained and his religious beliefs informed his work and were widely influential. The conference also considered British clergy (or their families) who were biologists and their distinctive contributions to both church and science. This included theology, social roles and individual biographies. The third focus of the conference was the current experience of people who are both clerics and biologists.
The conference was held in Braintree, Essex - Ray’s home town - coinciding with the town’s 800th anniversary celebrations.
Conference coordinator:
Rev Nigel Cooper, The Rectory, 40 Church Road, Rivenhall, Witham, Essex CM8 3PQ
Tel (+44) (0)1376 511161