Parr, Samuel, 1747-1825

Samuel Parr was a Latin scholar and schoolmaster, educated at Cambridge. He served as perpetual curate in Warwickshire and during that time established a school in Stanmore, served as headmaster of Colchester and Norwich Schools, wrote essays and sermons with strong and often controversial leanings, and amassed a library of more than 10,000 books. He was a friend of Joseph Priestley and wrote the Latin epitaph for Samuel Johnson in St. Paul's.

From the description of Samuel Parr letters and engraved portrait, 1812-1832. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 69937857

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