William Higgs Barker
William Higgs Barker(1744–1815) was an EnglishHebraist.
Life
[edit]Barker was of the same family as the HebraistSamuel Barker,and son of George Barker, tailor, ofGreat Russell Street,London. He was admitted on the foundation ofSt. Paul's School, London10 May 1756, aged twelve. He becamePauline ExhibitioneratTrinity College, Cambridgein 1761,Perry Exhibitioner1764–7, and took his degree of B.A. in 1765.[1]He was also a fellow ofDulwich College,Surrey, and took holy orders.
He was elected master ofQueen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolatCarmarthen22 July 1767, an office which he held for the rest of his life. He was also rector ofBleddfafrom 1793.[1]
Works
[edit]He published a short work, entitled 'Grammar of theHebrew Languageadapted to the use of schools, with Biblical examples,’ 1774; and a 'Hebrew and English Lexicon,’ 1812.
References
[edit]- ^ab"Barker, William Higgs (BRKR759WH)".A Cambridge Alumni Database.University of Cambridge.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:"Barker, William Higgs".Dictionary of National Biography.London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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