John Barrett (Hebrew scholar)

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

Career edit

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]

References edit

^ "Rev. John Barrett". Princess Grace Irish Library. Retrieved 20 September 2007.

External links edit

Webb, Alfred (1878). "Barrett, John, Rev." . A Compendium of Irish Biography. Dublin: M. H. Gill & son.
Barrett writing on Jonathan Swift

[1] "Rev. John Barrett". Princess Grace Irish Library. Retrieved 20 September 2007.

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