John Locke.

Philosopher. John Locke was born in the small English village of Wrington, in Somerset, on August 29, 1632. His father, John Locke, Sr., was a local attorney of modest means. His mother, née Agnes Kneene, was the daughter of a local tanner. Both parents were educated Puritans, and while the home atmosphere was austere, it was also intellectual. Locke’s father was a stern and taciturn man who seemed little interested in his son during his youth, but grew friendlier as Locke became an adult. Agnes Locke was ten years older than her husband and thirty-five when John, her first son, was born. She was a pious and affectionate mother. Locke had only one brother, Thomas, born August 9, 1637. Shortly after John Locke’s birth, the family moved to Belluton and a larger and more comfortable farmhouse. Locke, John [g]England;John Locke[Locke, John] Locke, John [c]Philosophy;John Locke[Locke, John]