James Lamb (orientalist)
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James Lamb (or Lambe; 1599 – 18 October 1664), was an English clergyman and orientalist.
Lamb was baptised on 2 February 1598/9 in the parish of All Saints' Church, Oxford, the son of Richard Lamb. He was educated at Magdalen College School,[1] and entered Brasenose College, Oxford in 1613, graduating B.A. 1615, M.A. 1619 (incorporated M.A. at Cambridge 1628[2]), D.D. (from St Mary Hall, Oxford) 1660.[3]
He was chaplain to Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton. In the church, he held the following livings:[2]
- Rector of Botley, Hampshire, 1639–60
- Canon of Westminster Abbey, 1660–64
- Rector of Kings Worthy, Hampshire, 1661
- Rector of St Andrew's, Holborn, London, 1662–64
He died on 18 October 1664, and was buried on 20 October in Westminster Abbey.[4]
He bequeathed many of his books to the library of Westminster Abbey; the Bodleian Library holds manuscripts by him, including a three-volume grammar of Arabic.[1]
