English antiquary and scholar, born in London on the 15th of March 1755. He studied first at Christ’s Hospital, and afterward at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, which he entered in 1774. He took his degree of B.A. in 1778. During the next fourteen years he was tutor and usher, chiefly at Cambridge. In 1792 he settled in London, where he devoted his time to literature, and produced many works of note. Among his works are History of the University and Colleges of Cambridge (1814) and Privileges of the University of Cambridge (1824). He died in Clifford’s Inn on the 2nd of March 1841.
