George Thackeray (book-collector and priest)
George Thackeray | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1777 Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 21 October 1850 (aged 73) Wimpole Street, London, England |
| Burial place | King's College Chapel |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Spouses | Miss Carbonill
(m. 1803; died 1810)Mary Ann Cottin
(m. 1816; died 1818) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Frederick Thackeray (brother) William Thackeray (cousin) Thomas Thackeray (grandfather) |
George Thackeray, DD, FLS (1777–1850) was a classical scholar and bibliophile, who served as Provost of King's College Cambridge from 1814 until his death. He was born in Windsor and baptised in the parish church there on 23 November 1777. His parents were Frederick Thackeray, a physician, and Elizabeth, née Aldridge. Frederick Rennell Thackeray was one of his brothers, and the novelist William Makepeace Thackeray a cousin. He died at his house in Wimpole Street, London on 21 October 1850, having been ill for some years. He is buried in King's College Chapel.