Godwin, William, 1756-1836

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Dates:
Birth 1756-03-03
Death 1836-04-07
Active 1759
Active 1839
Active 1643
Active 1885
Birth 1756
Death 1836
Britons
English, English,

Biographical notes:

William Godwin (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism and the first modern proponent of anarchism. In the conservative reaction to British radicalism, Godwin was attacked, in part because of his marriage to the feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft in 1797 and his candid biography of her after her death from childbirth. Their daughter, later known as Mary Shelley, would go on to write Frankenstein. With his second wife, Mary Jane Clairmont, Godwin set up The Juvenile Library, allowing the family to write their own works for children and translate and publish many other books, some of enduring significance. Godwin has had considerable influence on British literature and literary culture.

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Subjects:

  • Authors, English
  • Authors, English
  • Autobiographies
  • Catalogues
  • Poets, English
  • Notes
  • Novelists, English
  • Philosophers
  • Revolutionaries
  • Authors, English

Occupations:

  • Philosophers

Places:

  • ENG, GB
  • ENG, GB
  • Broughton, Warwickshire (as recorded)
  • Bewcastle, Cumberland (as recorded)
  • London, England (as recorded)
  • Athens, Greece (as recorded)
  • Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire (as recorded)
  • Bredon, Warwickshire (as recorded)
  • Great Britain (as recorded)
  • Yealmpton, Devon (as recorded)
  • London, England (as recorded)
  • Cadiz, Spain (as recorded)
  • Mexico, Central America (as recorded)
  • Mitton, Worcestershire (as recorded)
  • Great Britain (as recorded)

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