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George Thackeray was an eminent classical scholar, who served as Provost of King's College Cambridge from 1814 until his death in 1850. He was born in Windsor in 1777 and died at his house in Wimpole Street, London. He and his daughter bequeathed his library to King's College; a recent project funded by the United Kingdom Heritage Lottery Fund has led to the digitisation of material from this collection.

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Digital Library (Thackeray Project). [1]; Downloaded 13th October 2023
Who was George Thackeray? King's Treasures (Special Collections of King's College, Cambridge). [2]. Downloaded 13th October 2023.

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 ''for other people named George Thackeray. see the [[George Thackeray|disambiguation page]]''
-'''George Thackeray''' was an eminent classical scholar, who served as [[Provost]] of [[King's College Cambridge]] from 1814 until his death in 1850.  He was born in [[Windsor]] in 1777 and died at his house in [[Wimpole Street]], [[London]].  He and his daughter bequeathed his library to King's College; a recent project funded by the [[United Kingdom]] [[Heritage Lottery Fund]] has led to the digitisation of material from this collection.
+'''George Thackeray''' was an eminent classical scholar, who served as [[Provost (education)|Provost]] of [[King's College Cambridge]] from 1814 until his death in 1850.  He was born in [[Windsor]] in 1777 and died at his house in [[Wimpole Street]], [[London]].  He and his daughter bequeathed his library to King's College; a recent project funded by the [[United Kingdom]] [[Heritage Lottery Fund]] has led to the digitisation of material from this collection.
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