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WALTER, HENRY.
Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, Mar. 1, 1802.
Of Lincolnshire . [Eldest s. of the Rev. James (1777). B. Jan. 28, 1785, at Louth.] School, Brigg.
Matric. Michs. 1802; Scholar, 1802; B.A. (2 nd Wrangler and 2nd Smith's prize) 1806; M.A. 1809; B.D. 1816.
Fellow, 1806-24.
Ord. deacon (Norwich) May 28, 1809; priest (Bristol, for Ely) Mar. 23, 1810.
Professor of Natural Philosophy and Mathematics, at the Hon. Company's East Indian College, Haileybury, 1806-30.
F.R.S., 1819.
Domestic Chaplain to the Duke of Northumberland , with whom he travelled abroad in 1817.
R. of Hazelbury-Bryan, Dorset , 1821-59.
Married, June 3, 1824, Emily Anne, dau. of William Baker, of Bayfordbury.
Distantly related to Jane Austen, who writes of him as being reputed 'the best Classic in the University.' Author, A History of England (7 vols.), etc.
Edited the works of William Tyndale for the Parker Society.
Died Jan. 25, 1859, at Hazelbury-Bryan; buried there.
M.I. Bequeathed the Oriental portion of his library to St John's College.
Brother of Edward (1819) and Weever (1814).
( St John's Coll.
Adms.
, IV. 539; P. B. G. Binnall; Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries; D.N.B.; G. Mag., 1859, I. 326.)
Henry WALTER
Approx. lifespan: 1785–1859
pens. St John's College adm1802:03:01
Of Lincolnshire ,
Eldest s. of Rev. James WALTER (1777)
b. Louth, [Lincolnshire], 1785:01:28
Sch: Brigg School Brigg, [Lincolnshire],
Matric 1802:10MT:
Scholar 1802
BA 2 nd Wrangler and 2nd Smith's prize 1806
MA 1809
BD 1816
Fellow 1806-24
Ord. deacon Norwich 1809:05:28
Ord. priest Bristol, [Somerset], for Ely 1810:03:23
Professor of: Natural Philosophy and Mathematics, at the Hon. Sch: Company's
Sch: Company's East Indian College Haileybury, [Hertfordshire], 1806-30
FRS 1819
Domestic Chapl. to the Duke of Northumberland, with whom he travelled abroad in1817
R.: Hazelbury-Bryan, Dorset , 1821-59
m. Emily Anne BAKER dau. of William BAKER of Bayfordbury, [Hertfordshire], 1824:06:03
Distantly related to Jane AUSTEN who writes of him as being reputed 'the best Classic in University.'
Publ.: A History of England (7 vols.), etc.
Publ.: Edited the works of William Tyndale for Parker Society
d. Hazelbury-Bryan, [Dorset], 1859:01:25
buried there.
MI
Bequeathed the Oriental portion of his library to St John's College
brother of Edward WALTER (1819)</q
brother of Weever WALTER (1814)
( St John's College Adms. IV. 539; P.B.G. Binnall; Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries; D.N.B.; G. Mag 1859, I. 326)
[add:]Venn follows the D.N.B. in saying Walter was professor at the East India College from 1806 to 1830.[:add]
[add:]But 1806 should apparently be 1816. This is said in[:add]
[add:]http://archive.org/stream/memorialsoldhai00collgoog#page/n57/mode/2up[:add]
[add:]from "Memorials of Old Haileybury". Also, more circumstantially, he was chosen for the post over Charles BABBAGE [:add]
[add:](Charles Matthews, 2013)[:add]

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