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Hobart, William Kirk
approximately 1832-1902
Rev. William Kirk Hobart was born c. 1832.
He was a clergyman and author. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin (B.A., 1860; L.L.D., 1872) and was ordained in 1861. He served as a curate of Derry and Raphoe diocese in Londonderry and a rector of Killanny in Ireland. He was a recognized expert in Greek medical literature. He wrote a treatise, "The Medical Language of St. Luke" (1882), dedicated to the Archbishop of Dublin.
In 1872, he married Annie E. Millar (1836–1913). He died on August 24, 1902, in Dundalk, Louth, Ireland.