Henri Edmund Henry Barker

Background

He was born at Hollym in Yorkshire.

Education

Trinity College.

Career

However, he left the university without a degree, being prevented by religious scruples from taking the Oath of Supremacy then required. He was in the habit of adding the initials O.T.N. (of Thetford, Norfolk) to the title-page of his published works. In later life he became involved in a lawsuit in connection with a will, and thus exhausted his means.

In 1837–1838 he was a prisoner for debt in the king"s bench and in the Fleet.

He died in London on 21 March 1839.

Achievements

• He entered Trinity College, Cambridge, as a scholar in 1807, and in 1809 won the Browne medal for Greek and Latin epigrams.