John Vivian (historian)
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| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Title | Regius Professor of Modern History |
| Term | 1768-1771 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Spence |
| Successor | Thomas Nowell |
John Vivian (c.1729–1771) was the Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford between 1768 and 1771. He was the son of William Vivian of Padstow, Cornwall, and became a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford in 1750.[1]
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- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
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