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Andrew Snape
1675–1742
An English churchman and schoolmaster, he rose from Eton and King’s College, Cambridge to become headmaster of Eton and later provost of King’s. His career mixed scholarship, preaching, and sharp involvement in the religious debates of early 18th-century England.
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About the author
Born in 1675 at Hampton Court, Andrew Snape was educated at Eton College and then at King’s College, Cambridge. He built his reputation as a classicist and clergyman, and in 1711 he was appointed headmaster of Eton, one of the most prominent schools in England.
Snape later became provost of King’s College, Cambridge, serving from 1719 until his death in 1742. Alongside his academic work, he was known as a preacher and writer, publishing sermons and taking part in major church controversies of his day, especially disputes tied to High Church politics and the Bangorian controversy.
His life sits at the meeting point of education, religion, and public life in Georgian Britain. For listeners interested in the world of Anglican debate, elite schools, and university culture in the early 1700s, he offers a vivid example of how closely those worlds were connected.