MUNRO (Hugh Andrew Johnstone, 1819-1885, 1st Kennedy Professor of Latin at Cambridge, 1869-1872)

Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs PAGET, (Clara, 1825-1899, née Fardell), wife, 1851, of Dr (later Sir) George Edward Paget, (1809-1892, of Gonville & Caius, Cambridge, from 1872 Regius Professor of Physic), explaining that on his return "from foreign parts I received your kind invitation for tomorrow. Doubtless you will long ago have given me up ... it will still however give me much pleasure ... if you will permit", 1 side small 8vo, Trinity College, Cambridge, 'Friday' no date, watermark

Munro is well known for his fine editions of Lucretius and Horace. He regularly travelled abroad, including visits to collate manuscripts. His professorship is, since 1911, named after his old headmaster at Shrewsbury, Benjamin Hall Kennedy, who contributed £500 on condition it was not named after him.

Item Date:  1859

Stock No:  56390      £65

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