The John Bargrave Collection
Ezekiel Spanheim (1629 - 1710)
Swiss diplomat and scholar. Ambassador Extraordinary from the King of Prussia to William III and then Queen Anne. Buried in a vault below St Paul's chapel, with his wife Anna. Author of De praestantia et usu Numismatum Antiquorum (1706-17).from Ralph Thoresby's diary:
"That noble Lord, Baron Spanhemius, Envoy from the King of Prussia, and author of that learned book De praestantia et usu Numismat. Antiq. desired to borrow the manuscript catalogue of my coins, and told me upon perusal, that he wondered how a private gentleman could attain such a treasure. Disuse had made me very unfit to gold a continued discourse in Latin, so that when Dean Gale was not with us, we had a sad broken mixture of Latin, Dutch, and English" (II. 37).
"After dinner, at Mr. Dale's, walked again to the West-end of the town, to make good Sir Andrew Fountain's promise to Baron Spanhemius, Ambassador from the King of Prussia, who received me most courteously, and told me, by his interpreter, that he was mightily surprised with my catalogue of coins; he took notes of some that were more rare; he presented me with his picture, and honoured my Album with his name, who is the most celebrated father of the antiquaries of this age." Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezekiel,_Freiherr_von_Spanheim Relevant locations: Residence at London
People linked to person: Frederick William I of Prussia (14 Aug 1688-31 May 1740) was a employer of Ezekiel Spanheim
Ezechiel [merge with 1403 later] Spannheim (-) was a same person as? (uncertain) Ezekiel Spanheim