John Barrett (reverend)

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Rev. John Barrett (1753 – November 15, 1821), of Dublin University, Ireland, was a noted Hebrew scholar.

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Barrett was born the son of a Church of Ireland clergyman in County Laois. He was known as a Trinity College Dublin don for most of his career and recognized as an eccentric. The reverend saved his income and left £80,000 ‘to feed the hungry and clothe the naked’ upon his death.^[1]

[edit] External links

• Rev. John Barrett writing on Johnathan Swift

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