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John Barrett (Hebrew scholar)

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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 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]

  • Public Domain Webb, Alfred (1878). A Compendium of Irish Biography. Dublin: M. H. Gill & son. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |subpage= ignored (help)
  • Barrett writing on Jonathan Swift

References

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