| Walter Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1700 Tuxford, Nottinghamshire |
| Died | February 23, 1743/4 |
| Residence | England |
| Fields | Mathematician and classicist |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Academic advisors | Robert Smith |
| Notable students | Stephen Whisson |
Walter Taylor was a Trinity College, Cambridge tutor who coached 83 students in the 1724–1743 period. He later was appointed as the Regius Professor of Greek.
He was the son of John Taylor, Vicar of Tuxford, Nottinghamshire. He matriculated in 1716 from Wakefield School, Yorkshire. Taylor was admitted as a pensioner at Trinity, on April 7, 1716.[1]