Johnson, Thomas
, an excellent classical scholar
and editor, was born at Stadhampton, in Oxfordshire, and
educated at KingVcollege, Cambridge, as Mr. Cole says, but
according to others, at Magdalen -college, of which he was
afterwards a fellow. He took his bachelor’s degree in 1688,
and that of M. A. in 1692, after which he left the university, and married. He had also an Eton fellowship, and
was assistant at the school. He was likewise usher of Ipswich school, and taught school once at Brentford, and in
other places. Little else is known of his history, nor have
we been able to ascertain the time of his death. Cole says
his character is represented as having been dissolute, but
he was an excellent scholar. He is best known as the
editor of “Sophocles,” Oxon. and London, 1705, and
1746, 3 vols. He published also “Gratius, de Venatione, cum notis,” Lond. 1699, 8vi “Cebetis Tabula,”
Lond. 1720, 8vi; “Novum Graecorum Epigrammatum
delectus,” for the use of Eton school, repeatedly printed
from 1699, &c. “The Iliad of Homer made English from
the French version of Madame Dacier; revised and compared
with the Greek” “Questiones Philosophic^ in usum
juventiitis academics,” 173.5, 8vi, at that time a most
useful manual and an edition of “PuffendoriF de Officio
hominis et civis,” 4to. To these may be added, “An
Essay on Moral Obligation, with a view towards settling
the controversy concerning moral and positive duties,”
Cambridge, 1731; “A letter to Mr. Chandler, in vindication of a passage in the bishop of London’s second Pastoral Letter,” 1734, p 8vo. In this last-mentioned year appeared the new edition of Stephens’s “Thesaurus Linguae
Latinae,” of which our author was one of the editors. 2
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Works found by this author (or others with similar names) in the Early English Books Online Collection:
Cornucopiæ, or diuers secrets wherein is contained the rare secrets in man, beasts, foules, fishes, trees, plantes, stones and such like, most pleasant and profitable, and not before committed to bee printed in English. Newlie drawen out of diuers Latine authors into English by Thomas Iohnson. (1595) by Johnson, Thomas, d. 1644.
A lokinge glasse for eche estate, wherin to weue the fickle fate (1595) by Johnson, Thomas, d. 1644.
Dainty conceits with a number of rare and witty inuentions, neuer before printed. Made and inuented for honest recreation, to passe away idle houres. By Thomas Iohnson. (1630) by Johnson, Thomas, d. 1644.
A treatise of the plague contayning the causes, signes, symptomes, prognosticks, and cure thereof. Together with sundry other remarkable passages (for the prevention of, and preservation from the pestilence) never yet published by anie man. Collected out of the workes of the no lesse learned than experimented and renowned chirurgian Ambrose Parey. (1630) by Johnson, Thomas, d. 1644.
A nevv booke of new conceits with a number of nouelties annexed threreunto. Whereof some be profitable, some necessary, some strange, none hurtful, and all delectable. By Thomas Iohnson. (1630) by Johnson, Thomas, d. 1644.
The herball or Generall historie of plantes. Gathered by Iohn Gerarde of London Master in Chirurgerie very much enlarged and amended by Thomas Iohnson citizen and apothecarye of London (1633) by Johnson, Thomas, d. 1644.
The workes of that famous chirurgion Ambrose Parey translated out of Latine and compared with the French. by Th: JohnsonWorks. English (1634) by Johnson, Thomas, d. 1644.
The workes of that famous chirurgion Ambrose Parey translated out of Latin and compared with the French. by Tho: Johnson. Whereunto are added three tractates our of Adrianus Spigelius of the veines, arteries, & nerves, with large figures. Also a table of the bookes and chapters (1665) by Johnson, Thomas, d. 1644.