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George Heath (priest)

George Heath (priest)

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George 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

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:

He was appointed to the fourth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1800, and held the stall until 1822.

Notes

  1. [1]
    Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
  2. [2]
    "Heath, George (HT764G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. [3]
    Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1891). "Heath, Benjamin" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 25. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  4. [4]
    "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 23 May 2016.[permanent dead link]
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