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William Oldys

William Oldys
Portrait of Oldys, published 1795, by John Sewell. Engraved after an unknown original.[1]
Born14 July 1696
London
Died15 April 1761

William Oldys (14 July 1696[2] – 15 April 1761) was an English antiquarian and bibliographer.

  1. ^ Baines, Paul (3 January 2008). "Oldys, William (1696–1761), herald and antiquary". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/20699. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Notes and Queries. 1862. pp. 2–.

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