also a pension. Walker was responsible for the statue of King James II on the tower in the main quad at University College, one of only two in England. The other statue is located in Trafalgar Square, London. He died in 1699 and is buried in Old St Pancras Churchyard, London. Works Walker's principal writings are: Of education, especially of young gentlemen (Oxford, 1673, and six other editions) Ars rationis ad mentem nominalium libri tres (Oxford, 1673) Greek and Roman History illustrated by Coins and Medals (London, 1692). References Sources Further reading James J. Murphy, "Obadiah Walker," The Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 281: British Rhetoricians and Logicians, 1500–1660, Second Series, Detroit: Gale, 2003, pp. 334–343. Thomas O. Sloane, "Rhetoric and Meditation: Three Case Studies," Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 1971, pp. 45–58. J. S. Fletcher, "Obadiah Walker," Yorkshiremen of the Restoration, London: Allen & Unwin, 1921, pp. 237–253. A. E. Firth, "Obadiah Walker," University College Record, Oxford, vol. 4, no. 2, 1962, pp. 95–106. 1616 births 1699 deaths Alumni of University College, Oxford 17th-century English historians 17th-century English male writers English Roman Catholics English prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of England and Wales Fellows of University College, Oxford Masters of University College, Oxford