John Barrett (Hebrew scholar)
John Barrett (1753 – 15 November 1821) of Dublin University, Ireland, was a noted Hebrew scholar.
Career
Barrett was born the son of a Church of Ireland priest in County Laois. He was known as a Trinity College Dublin don for most of his career and recognized as an eccentric. He saved his income and left £80,000 "to feed the hungry and clothe the naked" upon his death.[1]
External links
- Webb, Alfred (1878). "
- Barrett writing on Jonathan Swift
References
- ↑ Rev. John Barrett at Princess Grace Irish Library. Retrieved Sep. 20, 2007.
Authority control  |
|---|
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.