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Ralph Widdrington (d. 1688) was Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge University.
He was a member of a junior branch of an ancient Northumbrian family and was distantly related to William, Lord Widdrington. He was a younger brother of Sir Thomas Widdrington.
He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he made the acquaintance of John Milton. In 1654, he was appointed Regius Professor of Greek and in 1673, Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity.
Younger brother of Sir Thomas Widdrington: http://www.pepysdiary.com/p/442.php
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.