General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent persons of all ages, countries, conditions, and professions, arranged according to alphabetical order . BUR JBiogf. Bri- ) BUS fencholy gave life and death).tan.—A. BURTON, John, a learned critic and divine,was bora in 1696 at Wcmbworth in Devon-shire, of which parish his father vi^as was admitted a scholar of Corpus Christi-college, Oxford, in 1713, of which he at lengthbecame a tutor. In the exercise of this officehe greatly distinguished himself by his assiduityin promoting the improvement of his pupils,and
General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent persons of all ages, countries, conditions, and professions, arranged according to alphabetical order . BUR JBiogf. Bri- ) BUS fencholy gave life and death).tan.—A. BURTON, John, a learned critic and divine,was bora in 1696 at Wcmbworth in Devon-shire, of which parish his father vi^as was admitted a scholar of Corpus Christi-college, Oxford, in 1713, of which he at lengthbecame a tutor. In the exercise of this officehe greatly distinguished himself by his assiduityin promoting the improvement of his pupils,and by otlier exertions for the advancement oflearning. In 1725 he was made pro-proctor ofthe university and master of the schools ; andin this situation he published an oration andfour Latin sermons on the subject of academicaldiscipline. He much improved the discussionof philosophical questions in the schools, andintreduced the study of Locke and other modernphilosophers. In 1733 he was elected a fellowof Eton-college ; and about the same time hewas presented to the vicarage of Maple Derhamin Oxfordshire. He married the widow of hispredecessor in that living, and passed
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