Education
He was educated at Stockport Grammar School and Merton College, Oxford. He matriculated at Merton College on 6 April 1693 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1696.
He was educated at Stockport Grammar School and Merton College, Oxford. He matriculated at Merton College on 6 April 1693 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1696.
Shippen was the brother of the Tory politician WIlliam Shippen. Shippen acted as a tutor at Brasenose College, Oxford was awarded a Master of Arts degree on 4 July 1699. He was then elected a Fellow of Brasenose College.
He was elected Professor of Music at Gresham College in London on 4 December 1705 and a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1706.
He benefited from the living of Street Stephen"s, Limehouse. He held the post of Principal of Brasenose until his death in 1745.
During his time as President of Brasenose College, Shippen was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1718 until 1723. in 1693, and Doctor of Medicine in 1699.
Royal Society.