English Catholic antiquarian scholarship

Lord Arundell of Wardour (John Francis Arundell)

1831 – 1906

John Francis Arundell, 12th Baron Arundell of Wardour, was an English Catholic nobleman and antiquarian scholar from the ancient recusant Arundell family of Wiltshire. He authored works including The Secret of Plato's Atlantis and Tradition, Principally with Reference to Mythology and the Law of Nations, applying scholarly inquiry to mythology, classical philosophy, and religious tradition within a Catholic apologetic framework.