John Locke- Chase Grether

By cgrether

  • John Locke was born in the village of Wrington.

    In the small village of Wrington.

  • Locke starts at Westminster School

  • Locke goes to Christ Church College, Oxford. Locke stays in Oxfored until 1667.

  • Locke graduates B.A.

  • Locke graduates M.A.

  • Locke meets Robert Boyle, a chemist.

  • Locke writes his first treatise on the Civil Magistrate.

  • Locke is "Censor of Moral Philosophy" at Christ Church. He writes the Essays on the Law of Nature

  • Locke meets Anthony Ashley Cooper (later the first earl of Shaftsbury). Locke is granted a dispensation to keep his studentship without taking holy orders.

  • Locke began working with Thomas Sydenham in medical research.

  • Locke joins Ashly's household in London as Lord Ashley's personal physician. From this time until 1675 Locke resided usually in London. He writes an Essay concerning Toleration

  • Locke supervises an operation to remove a cyst from Lord Ashley's liver. Astonishingly, the operation is successful and the patient lives another 15 years! Locke is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.

  • Locke (under the supervision of Shaftsbury) writes the Fundamental Constitution of Carolina

  • Locke writes the first draft of the Essay Concerning Human Understanding From this year until 1675 Locke appears to have been the secretary to the Lords Proprietors of Carolina

  • Locke expelled from his studentship at Christ Church College, Oxford, by Royal command.

  • The Bibliotheque Universelle publishes a fifty page abstract of Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding

  • February. Locke returns to England escorting the princess of Orange, who later became Queen Mary. He meets Sir Isaac Newton and they become friends.

  • December. The Essay Concerning Human Understanding is published.

  • The Two Treatises of Civil Government are published.

  • Some Thoughts Concerning Education published.

  • The second edition of the Essay Concerning Human Understanding published.

  • The Reasonableness of Christianity published anonymously.

  • A Board of Trade established and Locke appointed to it. The Board had a variety of duties including overseeing colonial governments. Though ill of health, Locke remained on the Board until 1700. He was its most influential member.

  • A second Vindication of the Reasonableness of Christianity.

  • Locke remained at Oates until his death

  • John Locke death.