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Richard Harington (5 May 1800 – 13 December 1853) was an

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in the 19th century. Barker was born in

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and educated at

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. A mathematician, he was Principal of Brasenose from 1842 until his death.'Deaths'

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Friday, 16 December 1853 Issue 21613 p.9 A son was

Sir Richard Harington, 11th Baronet Sir Richard Harington, 11th Baronet, JP, DL (20 May 1835 – 6 February 1911) was a British barrister and judge. Harington was the eldest son of the Rev. Richard Harington, Doctor of Divinity, DD, Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, and Cecilia ...

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19th-century English Anglican priests 19th-century English mathematicians Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Principals of Brasenose College, Oxford People from Westminster 1800 births 1853 deaths {{UOxford-stub