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<p> a learned English divine, was born at [[Leicester]] in 1735, and educated at [[Emmanuel]] College, Cambridge, of which he became master in 1775.: He subsequently became vice-chancellor and principal librarian of the university, and obtained prebends at [[Lichfield]] and Canterbury. He exchanged the latter for a canonry at St. Paul's. Both an English and Irish bishopric were offered him and declined. He died in 1797. In 1766 he issued proposals for publishing a history of the town of Leicester, from the MSS. of [[Thomas]] Staveley. He found the work too laborious, and gave his materials to John Nichols, who published it under the title, History and Antiquities of Leicester (1795-1811). See Chalmers, Biog. Dict. s.v.; Alibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v. </p>
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<p> An eminent scholar, born at Leicester; distinguished himself at Cambridge, where he became classical tutor of his college, and in the end master; three years later he was appointed chief-librarian to the university, and afterwards was successively canon of Lichfield, Canterbury, and St. Paul's; wrote an erudite essay on "The [[Learning]] of Shakespeare" (1735-1797). </p>
 
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<ref name="term_39955"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/farmer,+richard,+d.d. Richard Farmer from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_73020"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/farmer,+richard Richard Farmer from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
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Richard Farmer [1]

An eminent scholar, born at Leicester; distinguished himself at Cambridge, where he became classical tutor of his college, and in the end master; three years later he was appointed chief-librarian to the university, and afterwards was successively canon of Lichfield, Canterbury, and St. Paul's; wrote an erudite essay on "The Learning of Shakespeare" (1735-1797).

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  1. ↑ Richard Farmer from The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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