William Stukeley
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William Stukeley (1687 – 1765) was an English physician, clergyman, and antiquarian.
He pioneered the archaeological investigation of the prehistoric monuments of Stonehenge and Avebury.
Stukeley combined his position in the Church of England with a great interest in the concept of Druidry and an active involvement in Freemasonry.
He was instrumental in British scholarship's acceptance of Charles Bertram's forged Description of Britain.
A friend of Isaac Newton, he was also among Newton's first biographers.
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