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Edmund Chishull
1671–1733
An English clergyman and antiquary, he is remembered for pairing a church career with a lively interest in travel, inscriptions, and the ancient world. His writing helped bring material from the eastern Mediterranean to British readers in the early eighteenth century.
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Travels in Turkey and back to England
by Edmund Chishull
About the author
Born in Eyworth, Bedfordshire, in 1671, he studied at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he earned his degrees and later became a fellow. He went on to build a career in the Church of England, while also gaining a reputation as a scholar with a strong interest in classical antiquity and early historical evidence.
A key part of his story was his journey to Smyrna as chaplain to the Levant Company. Travel in the Ottoman world gave him first-hand access to inscriptions, coins, and monuments, and those experiences fed into the books and learned work for which he became known.
He later served as vicar of Walthamstow and continued writing as both a clergyman and an antiquary until his death in 1733. Although not a household name today, he stands out as one of those early modern scholars who combined pastoral work, travel, and a deep curiosity about the ancient past.