Michael Maittaire was a classical scholar, typographer, and schoolmaster. He was educated at Westminster School and and Christ Church, Oxford. Mattaire was under-master at Westminster School from 1695 to 1699 before founding his own private school at Mile End. He published editions of Latin and Greek classics throughout his scholarly career and had an extensive library.
Reference:
Margaret Clunies Ross, Amanda J. Collins, ‘Maittaire, Michael (1668-1747)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2009 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/17841 [accessed 16 Aug 2013]).
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