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I used to walk to school with my nose buried in a book.
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Birth: | 23rd September, 1650 |
Death: | 26th April, 1726 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Clergyman, Critic |
Jeremy Collier was born in Stow cum Quy, Cambridgeshire, England. He was an English theatre critic and non-juror bishop. He earned a BA degree in 1673 and an MA degree in 1676 from Caius College, the University of Cambridge. In 1713, he was consecrated a non-juror bishop by George Hickes and two Scottish bishops, Archibald Campbell and James Gadderar. He is the author of book, entitled Not a Statistic: The True Life of a Foster Child.
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