The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Richard Tomlins (1563 - 1650)

Merchant and founding benefactor of the anatomy lecture at Oxford. He sat as a member of the House of Commons between 1621 and 1629 and was an investor in the Virginia Company. Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Tomlins Other Links: www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/tomlyns-richard-1563-1650 - Relevant locations: Lived at or near Westminster, London
 References in Documents:
An Exact and particular Account of the rarities in the Anatomy School (Oxford MS Rawlinson C. 865) 313 The Picture of Mr Rich. Tomlyns Founder of the Anatomy Lecture.