Значение слова STUKELEY в Литературной энциклопедии

WILLIAM (1687-1765).-Antiquary, _ed._ at Camb., and after practising as a physician took orders in 1729 and held benefices at Stamford and in London. He made antiquarian tours through England, and was one of the founders of the Society of Antiquaries, to which he acted as sec. He _pub._ _Itinerarium Curiosum_ (1724) and _Stonehenge_ (1740). He made a special study of Druidism, and was called "the Arch-Druid."