Robert Lowth
Bishop of St David's; Bishop of Oxford; Bishop of London
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- Bachelors Classics University of Oxford
- Masters Classics University of Oxford
- Doctorate Theology University of Oxford
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Robert Lowth was a Bishop of the Church of England, Oxford Professor of Poetry and the author of one of the most influential textbooks of English grammar. Life Lowth was born in Hampshire, England, Great Britain, the son of Dr William Lowth, a clergyman and Biblical commentator. He was educated at Winchester College and became a scholar of New College, Oxford in 1729. Lowth obtained his BA in 1733 and his Master of Arts degree in 1737. In 1735, while still at Oxford, Lowth took orders in the Anglican Church and was appointed vicar of Ovington, Hampshire, a position he retained until 1741, when he was appointed Oxford Professor of Poetry.
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