Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
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Wikipedia
Ralph Widdrington may refer to:
- Ralph Widdrington (academic) (died 1688), Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge University
- Ralph Widdrington (MP) (c. 1640–1718), Member of Parliament for Berwick upon Tweed, 1685–1689
Annotations
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Younger brother of Sir Thomas Widdrington: http://www.pepysdiary.com/p/442.php
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This page http://26.1911encyclopedia.org/W/WI/WIDDRINGTON_BARONS.htm says this about Ralph:
“Ralph Widdrington (d. 1688), was educated at Christ’s College, Cambridge, where he made the acquaintance of Milton. In 1654 he was appointed regius professor of Greek at Cambridge, and in 1673 Lady Margaret professor of divinity.”
He was also, according to Latham & Matthews, the tutor of John Pepys, Samuel’s younger brother, at Christ’s College.