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George Heath (priest)
From Wikipedia - Reading time: 4 minGeorge Heath D.D. (baptised 3 December 1745 – 23 February 1822) was a Canon of Windsor from 1800 to 1822[1] and Head Master of Eton College from 1792 to 1802.[2]
Career
[edit]He was born the younger son of the scholar Benjamin Heath (1704–1766) and was educated at King's College, Cambridge.[3][2] His elder brother Benjamin was Headmaster of Harrow School.
He was appointed:
- Head Master of Eton College, 1792–1802
- Rector of Monks Risborough
- Vicar of Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
- Vicar of Piddletown
- Vicar of East Beachworth, 1805–1814
- Fellow of the Royal Society, 1795–1822 [4]
He was appointed to the fourth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1800, and held the stall until 1822.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
- ^ a b "Heath, George (HT764G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1891). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 25. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 23 May 2016.[permanent dead link]
Head Masters of Eton College since 1711 | ||
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