Doctor Syntax is a disaster-prone, eccentric reverend, widower, and schoolmaster who faces comedic problems while attempting to tour Britain to write a tour book.

*While not the first comical or stylized cartoon, Doctor Syntax is considered to be the first illustrated cartoon character with a defined personality that wasn't intended as a caricature of a specific real world political or royal figure, and one of the first illustrated characters to release merchandise in Britain.
*Although Syntax is not a caricature of a real person, he was intended as a parody of Reverend William Gilpin, an author of tour guides, and of the "picturesque" aesthetic that had gained popularity in late 18th century Britain.

*[https://downthetubes.net/a-tribute-to-doctor-syntax-the-first-19th-century-british-comics-brand/# Down the Tubes]
*[https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=14 Language Logs]
* [https://doctorsyntaxblog.wordpress.com/about/who-is-doctor-syntax/ Doctor Syntax Blog]
Category:Teacher Characters
Category:Humor Characters
Category:Thomas Rowlandson - Creator
Category:William Combe - Creator
Category:Male Characters
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Category:1812 Debuts
Category:British Characters
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