John Bathurst Deane (27 August 1797 – 12 July 1887) was a South African-born English clergyman, schoolmaster, antiquary, and author.
"[3] The Genealogist reviewer noted "... sadness on finding the author indulging in a belief that the Dennes, Adeanes, Deanes and others bearing similar surnames derive their cognomen from a common ancestor... some curious heraldic and genealogical statements and deductions put a serious criticism of her work out of the question".
[10] His father-in-law, Sealy Fourdrinier (1773–1847) and his older brother Henry (1766–1854) had invented the paper machine, but had gone bankrupt in developing it.
In his historical work, Deane found widespread traces of serpent worship, which he connected with the rise of polytheism, in the cultures of Persia, India, China, Mexico, Anatolia, and Phoenicia, and also in the paganism of Europe.
[17] After his death, his widow and four unmarried daughters moved to Ditteridge, near Box, Wiltshire, where their house became P. G. Wodehouse's home address while his parents were in Hong Kong.