John Barrett (reverend)

John Barrett (reverend)

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. [ [http://www.pgil-eirdata.org/html/pgil_datasets/authors/b/Barrett,J/life.htm] Rev. John Barrett at Princess Grace Irish Library. Retrieved Sep. 20, 2007.]

External links

* [http://www.rc.umd.edu/reference/qr_budge/1809/v01/i01/a15/a15.html Rev. John Barrett writing on Johnathan Swift]

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