William Baxter

William Baxter (1650–1723) was a Welsh scholar, antiquary, and schoolmaster renowned for his expertise in ancient languages, history, and British antiquities. Born in Llanllugan, Montgomeryshire, he overcame initial language barriers to master Latin, Greek, Irish, Germanic, and Oriental languages, teaching at Tottenham High Cross and later as master of Mercers' School in London for over 20 years. His key works include the Latin grammar De Analogia (1679), editions of Anacreon (1695) and Horace (1701), and the Glossarium Antiquitatum Britannicarum (1719), with posthumous publications like Reliquiae Baxterianae.