Samuel Barker (1686–1759) was an English Hebraist.
Barker was the son of Augustin Barker of South Luffenham and Thomasyn Tryst of Maidford, Northants, [1] and inherited the Lordship of the Manor of Lyndon, Rutland by the bequest of his father's second cousin Sir Thomas Barker, 2nd Bt of Lyndon (1648-1706/7). [2] Sir Thomas was a member of the ' Order of Little Bedlam' or Bedlam Club based at Burghley House. [3] Samuel entered Wadham College, University of Oxford in June 1704 and graduated B.A. on 13 February 1707/8. [4]
In 1717 Samuel married Sarah, only daughter of William Whiston, in whose memoirs he is mentioned. [5] Their interests coincided closely, 'Wicked' [6] Will Whiston being the translator-editor of Josephus. Whiston in later life resided with Samuel at Lyndon Hall [7] and died there. Samuel was the father of Thomas Barker (1722–1809), called 'The father of meteorology', and was therefore the father-in-law of Ann Barker née White, the sister of Gilbert White of Selborne. [8] Gilbert White maintained correspondence with Samuel Barker junr. (grandson of Samuel), who like his great-grandfather Whiston attended Clare College, University of Cambridge. [9]
He wrote (in Latin) several learned tracts, which were collected and published (1761) in one quarto volume after his death, together with a Hebrew grammar, on which he had long been engaged. [10] John Nichols said of it, 'This was a juvenile production – the produce of the ingenious Author's leisure hours.' [11] It contained:
He was the author of a letter, dated 7 November 1723, to Joseph Wasse, rector of Aynho, Northamptonshire, concerning a passage in the Sigeion inscription, [12] which may be found in the Biblioteca Literaria of Samuel Jebb and William Bowyer, No. 10 (1724).
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Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
Samuel Barker (1686–1759) was an English Hebraist.
Barker was the son of Augustin Barker of South Luffenham and Thomasyn Tryst of Maidford, Northants, [1] and inherited the Lordship of the Manor of Lyndon, Rutland by the bequest of his father's second cousin Sir Thomas Barker, 2nd Bt of Lyndon (1648-1706/7). [2] Sir Thomas was a member of the ' Order of Little Bedlam' or Bedlam Club based at Burghley House. [3] Samuel entered Wadham College, University of Oxford in June 1704 and graduated B.A. on 13 February 1707/8. [4]
In 1717 Samuel married Sarah, only daughter of William Whiston, in whose memoirs he is mentioned. [5] Their interests coincided closely, 'Wicked' [6] Will Whiston being the translator-editor of Josephus. Whiston in later life resided with Samuel at Lyndon Hall [7] and died there. Samuel was the father of Thomas Barker (1722–1809), called 'The father of meteorology', and was therefore the father-in-law of Ann Barker née White, the sister of Gilbert White of Selborne. [8] Gilbert White maintained correspondence with Samuel Barker junr. (grandson of Samuel), who like his great-grandfather Whiston attended Clare College, University of Cambridge. [9]
He wrote (in Latin) several learned tracts, which were collected and published (1761) in one quarto volume after his death, together with a Hebrew grammar, on which he had long been engaged. [10] John Nichols said of it, 'This was a juvenile production – the produce of the ingenious Author's leisure hours.' [11] It contained:
He was the author of a letter, dated 7 November 1723, to Joseph Wasse, rector of Aynho, Northamptonshire, concerning a passage in the Sigeion inscription, [12] which may be found in the Biblioteca Literaria of Samuel Jebb and William Bowyer, No. 10 (1724).
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain: "
Barker, Samuel".
Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.