Walter Taylor (c. 1700 – 23 February 1743/44) was a

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tutor who coached 83 students in the 1724–1743 period. He later was appointed as the Regius Professor of Greek. He was the son of John Taylor, Vicar of

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. He matriculated in 1716 from

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. Taylor was admitted as a

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at Trinity on 7 April 1716. Robert Smith was Taylor's Cambridge tutor.

Timeline

* 1717 Scholar * 1719/20 BA * 1723 MA * 1736 BD * 1722 Fellow of Trinity * 1726–44 Regius Professor of Greek * 1725 Ordained deacon * 1726/7 Ordained priest * 1743/4 buried at

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Walter 18th-century English mathematicians 1700 births 1744 deaths Year of birth uncertain Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge Regius Professors of Greek (Cambridge)