Samuel Gellibrand (1614–1675) was a London bookseller and son of physician Henry Gellibrand (1568–1615)[1][2] and Mary Faversham, along with brothers John, Edward, Thomas and Henry, a mathematician appointed Gresham Professor of Astronomy.[3] Samuel apprenticed under Henry Featherstone from 1630 to 1637, set up shop at the sign of the Brazen Serpent in St. Paul's Churchyard and published Mathematical Magick in 1648.
References
edit- ^ Henry Plomer (1907) A Dictionary of the Booksellers and Printers who Were at Work in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1641 to 1667
- ^ "Henry Gellibrand - Biography". Maths History. St Andrews University. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Gellibrand, Henry". words.fromoldbooks.org. Fromoldbooks.org. Retrieved 26 September 2020.