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Sir John Robert Seeley was born in London, England, the son of Robert Benton Seeley and Mary Anne (Jackson) Seeley. He attended Cambridge and graduated in 1857. Seeley taught at University College in London. He published Ecce Homo anonymously in 1865 and was a noted historian. He and his book Ecce Homo are referenced in Frances "Fanny" Seward's 1866 diary.

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Sir John Robert Seeley was born in London, England, the son of Robert Benton Seeley and Mary Anne (Jackson) Seeley. He attended Cambridge and graduated in 1857. Seeley taught at University College in London. He published Ecce Homo anonymously in 1865 and was a noted historian. He and his book Ecce Homo are referenced in Frances "Fanny" Seward's 1866 diary.

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Shannon, R. T. "Seeley, Sir John Robert (1834–1895), historian." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 23 Sep. 2004; Accessed 29 Oct. 2022. https://www-oxforddnb-com.ezp.lib.rochester.edu/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-25025.
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Source Information Ancestry.com. UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.