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Thomas Farnaby
1647Jun, 12

Thomas Farnaby

Thomas Farnaby, English scholar and educator (b. 1575)
Thomas Farnaby (or Farnabie) (c. 1575 – 12 June 1647) was an English schoolmaster and scholar. He operated a successful school in the Cripplegate ward of London and enjoyed great success with his annotations of classic Latin authors and textbooks on rhetoric and Latin grammar.

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