Samuel Colliber ( fl. 1718–1737) was an English writer, a lay author on theological and naval matters. John Knox Laughton suggested he was a Royal Navy volunteer or schoolmaster.
Colliber published in 1727 Columna Rostrata, a naval history with significant coverage of the Anglo-Dutch wars of the 17th century. It took account of Dutch and French sources. A second edition was published in 1742. [1]
Colliber wrote also a number of religious tracts, including: [1]
Colliber took up the ideas of Samuel Clarke on the existence of God, and his modifications influenced Edmund Law. [5] Joseph Priestley cited Colliber against Cartesian plenism. [6]
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Colliber, Samuel".
Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 11. London: Smith, Elder & Co.