John Barrett (clergyman)

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

Career

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]

External links

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A Compendium of Irish Biography
article John Barrett

Rev. John Barrett writing on Johnathan Swift

References

^ [1] Rev. John Barrett at Princess Grace Irish Library. Retrieved Sep. 20, 2007.

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Name	Barrett, Rev. John
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Date of birth	1753
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Date of death	November 15, 1821
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