He was born at Spennithorne, Yorkshire, and served as steward in several families of position, latterly in that of the Duke of Somerset, who ultimately obtained for him the post of riding purveyor to the master of the horse, a sinecure worth about £200 a year. In 1700 he became acquainted with Dr. John Woodward (1665–1728), physician to the duke and author of a work entitled The Natural History of the Earth, to whom he entrusted a large number of fossils of his own collecting, along with a mass of manuscript notes, for arrangement and publication.
A misunderstanding as to the manner in which these should be dealt with was the immediate occasion of the publication by Hutchinson in 1724 of Moses's Principia, part i., in which Woodward's Natural History was bitterly ridiculed, his conduct with regard to the mineralogical specimens not obscurely characterized, and a refutation of the Newtonian doctrine of gravitation seriously attempted. It was followed by part ii. in 1727, and by various other works, including Moses's Sine Principio, 1730; The Confusion of Tongues and Trinity of the Gentiles, 1731; Power Essential and Mechanical, or what power belongs to God and what to his creatures, in which the design of Sir Isaac Newton and Dr Samuel Clarke is laid open, 1732; Glory or Gravity, 1733; The Religion of Satan, or Antichrist Delineated, 1736.
He taught that the Bible contained the elements not only of true religion but also of all rational philosophy. He held that the Hebrew must be read without points, and his interpretation rested largely on fanciful symbolism. Bishop George Horne of Norwich was during some of his earlier years an avowed Hutchinsonian; and William Jones of Nayland continued to be so to the end of his life.
A complete edition of his publications, edited by Robert Spearman and Julius Bate, appeared in 1748 (12 vols.); an Abstract of these followed in 1753; and a Supplement, with Life by Spearman prefixed, in 1765.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hutchinson, John (writer)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 14 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 13.
John C. English, "John Hutchinson's Critique of Newtonian Heterodoxy", Church History68 (1999) pp. 581–597
March 03, 2023
john, hutchinson, writer, other, people, named, john, hutchinson, john, hutchinson, disambiguation, john, hutchinson, 1674, august, 1737, english, theologian, natural, philosopher, born, spennithorne, yorkshire, served, steward, several, families, position, la. For other people named John Hutchinson see John Hutchinson disambiguation John Hutchinson 1674 28 August 1737 was an English theologian and natural philosopher 1 He was born at Spennithorne Yorkshire and served as steward in several families of position latterly in that of the Duke of Somerset who ultimately obtained for him the post of riding purveyor to the master of the horse a sinecure worth about 200 a year In 1700 he became acquainted with Dr John Woodward 1665 1728 physician to the duke and author of a work entitled The Natural History of the Earth to whom he entrusted a large number of fossils of his own collecting along with a mass of manuscript notes for arrangement and publication A misunderstanding as to the manner in which these should be dealt with was the immediate occasion of the publication by Hutchinson in 1724 of Moses s Principia part i in which Woodward s Natural History was bitterly ridiculed his conduct with regard to the mineralogical specimens not obscurely characterized and a refutation of the Newtonian doctrine of gravitation seriously attempted It was followed by part ii in 1727 and by various other works including Moses s Sine Principio 1730 The Confusion of Tongues and Trinity of the Gentiles 1731 Power Essential and Mechanical or what power belongs to God and what to his creatures in which the design of Sir Isaac Newton and Dr Samuel Clarke is laid open 1732 Glory or Gravity 1733 The Religion of Satan or Antichrist Delineated 1736 He taught that the Bible contained the elements not only of true religion but also of all rational philosophy He held that the Hebrew must be read without points and his interpretation rested largely on fanciful symbolism Bishop George Horne of Norwich was during some of his earlier years an avowed Hutchinsonian and William Jones of Nayland continued to be so to the end of his life A complete edition of his publications edited by Robert Spearman and Julius Bate appeared in 1748 12 vols an Abstract of these followed in 1753 and a Supplement with Life by Spearman prefixed in 1765 Notes Edit Hutchinson John 1674 1737 Dictionary of National Biography London Smith Elder amp Co 1885 1900 References Edit This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Hutchinson John writer Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 14 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 13 John C English John Hutchinson s Critique of Newtonian Heterodoxy Church History 68 1999 pp 581 597 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Hutchinson writer amp oldid 1131439393, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
