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Mellis, John (d. 1593?), writer on arithmetic and bookkeeping  

Thompson Cooper

revised by H. K. Higton

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Mellis, John (d. 1593?), writer on arithmetic and bookkeeping, came from Norwich, but few details of his life are known. He had (according to himself) a natural genius for drawing proportions, maps, cards, buildings, and plates. He attended a Dr Robert Forth at ...

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Titford, William Jowett (1784–1823), accountant and botanist  

Anthony Richard Titford

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Published in print:
23 September 2004
Published online:
23 September 2004

Titford, William Jowett (1784–1823), accountant and botanist, was born on 13 May 1784 at Kingston, Jamaica, the eldest of four children of Isaac Titford (1760–1834), army surgeon in the 60th Royal American regiment and apothecary, and his first wife, Mary Greenaway (c...