Benjamin Pulleyn (; died 1690) was the

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tutor of

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. Pulleyn served as Regius Professor of Greek from 1674 to 1686. He was known as a "pupil monger", meaning one who increased his income by accepting additional students. Pulleyn was admitted as a

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in 1650, became a scholar there in 1651 and graduated BA in 1653–4, MA in 1657. He became a Fellow of Trinity in 1656. Appointed Regius Professor of Greek in 1674, he became Rector of

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on his retirement from the chair in 1686.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pulleyn, Benjamin 17th-century births 1690 deaths Year of birth missing Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Regius Professors of Greek (Cambridge)