He was born the son of Nathaniel Chevalier, a clergyman of Great Casterton, Rutland and educated at Stamford School and St John's College, Cambridge, where he was awarded BA in 1750/51, MA in 1754, BD in 1762 and DD in 1777.[3]
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1754 for, according to his candidature citation, "his known Zeal for the Newtonian Philosophy, of which he was the first promoter in Lisbon".
john, chevallier, great, casterton, june, 1730, cambridge, march, 1789, eighteenth, century, academic, most, notably, master, john, college, cambridge, from, 1775, until, death, vice, chancellor, university, cambridge, from, 1776, until, 1777, born, nathaniel,. John Chevallier FRS Great Casterton 10 June 1730 Cambridge 14 March 1789 was an eighteenth century academic most notably Master of St John s College Cambridge from 1775 until his death 1 and Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1776 until 1777 2 He was born the son of Nathaniel Chevalier a clergyman of Great Casterton Rutland and educated at Stamford School and St John s College Cambridge where he was awarded BA in 1750 51 MA in 1754 BD in 1762 and DD in 1777 3 He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1754 for according to his candidature citation his known Zeal for the Newtonian Philosophy of which he was the first promoter in Lisbon Notes edit http www british history ac uk report aspx compid 66654 A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely Volume 3 1959 Editor J P C Roach Alumni Cantabrigienses A Biographical List of All Known Students Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge from the Earliest Times to 1900 John Venn John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press gt 10 volumes 1922 to 1953 Part I The earliest times to 1752 Vol i Abbas Cutts 1922 p330 Fellows Details Royal Society Retrieved 2 January 2018 nbsp This biographical article about an English academic administrator is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Chevallier amp oldid 1121726221, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
