Thomas Digges

Abt 1546 - 1595  (49 years)

• Name	Thomas Digges  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	Abt 1546	Digges Court, Barham, Kent, England   [1, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Aug 1595	London, England   [1, 2, 3, 6, 7]
  Burial	London, Greater London, England   [6, 7]
  	St Mary Aldermanbury Churchyard
  Person ID	I61017	Bob Juch's Tree
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Leonard Digges,   b. 1520, Digges Court, Wotton, Kent, England d. 1559, Barham, Kent, England (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bridget (Sarah) Wilford
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F21163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne St. Leger,   b. 1 Jan 1555, Ulcombe, Kent, England d. 20 Jan 1637, Chilham Castle, Kent, England (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	1582	Kent, England
  Children	1. Dudley Digges,   b. 19 May 1583, Digges Court, Barham, Kent, England d. 18 Mar 1639, Chilham Castle, Kent, England (Age 55 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F21149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 1582 - Kent, England Death - 24 Aug 1595 - London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas may actually have died on the 24th of August. Modern dissertations havebeen posted online which analyze his work pertaining to Copernicus. Some of his work is also posted online. He is largely remembered as a mathematician, although he did not actually finish his degree.

  
  

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