Autograph Collection of Alexander Irvine.

Somerville, Mary, 1780-1872

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Mary Somerville (born Mary Fairfax) was born to William George and Margaret Fairfax on December 26, 1780 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Mary became interested in mathematics while a teenager. She married Samuel Greig in 1804. Greig was a naval officer and died after 3 years of marriage. Mary then married William Somerville in 1812, who was an inspector of hospitals. Mary Somerville's first major work was a translation of the mathematician Laplace's book Mécanique Céleste. In the t...

Airy, George Biddell, 1801-1892

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Sir George Biddell Airy was educated at Cambridge and became Plumain Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Cambridge Observatory in 1828. In 1835 he accepted the post of Astronomer based at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, which he held until 1881. In 1835 Airy was invited to become a member of the University of London Senate. Although he was unable to attend Senate meetings on a regular basis, he discussed the pressing issues of the University at the time with other Senate members, in part...

Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess, 1780-1863

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British politician and Irish peer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to an unidentified recipient, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 593760516 ...

Stanhope, Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl, 1805-1875

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Philip Henry Stanhope was the 5th Earl Stanhope. He was also known as Lord Mahon. He was a historian and was the author of History of the war of the succession in Spain (London: J. Murray, 1832) and History of England (London: J. Murray, 1836-1854). From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122591081 ...

Von Humboldt, Alexander, 1769-1859

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Born in Berlin, Germany, and educated at the universities of Frankfurt and Göttingen, Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most prominent European figures of his age. His fame largely derived from his scientific expedition in Latin America between 1799 and 1804, which resulted in numerous discoveries, particularly related to physical geography and meteorology. Notably, he spent 1803 in New Spain (present day Mexico) conducting a census of the territory. Source: Alexander von ...

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881

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Scottish historian and social critic considered the most important philosophical moralist of the early Victorian age. From the description of Letter, 1841. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122461042 Scottish essayist and historian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Gt. Malvern, to Robert Browning, 1851 Aug. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133400 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Chelsea, London, to William Tait, 1834 S...

Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860

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Anna Brownell Jameson, née Murphy, British writer and art historian. From the description of Anna Jameson manuscript material : 2 items, 1838-1850's? (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 437139681 Irish writer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Mrs. [John] Austin, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269528745 From the description of Autograph letter signed with initials : Paris and Orléans, to Lady Noel Byron, ...

Mitford, Mary Russell, 1787-1855

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Mitford was an English author and dramatist. From the description of Letters to various correspondents, 1826-1854. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612374161 From the guide to the Mary Russell Mitford letters to various correspondents, 1826-1854., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Mary Russell Mitford was an English poet, playwright, and short-story writer. From the description of Mary Russell Mitford collection of ...

Stuart, Dudley, lord, 1803-1854

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Dudley Coutts Stuart was born in London on 11 January 1803. He studied at Christ's College, Cambridge and graduated in 1823. He was elected as MP for Arundel in 1830 and again in 1831, 1833, and 1835, and was MP for Marylebone from 1847. From the 1830s, and after the visit to England by Prince Adam Czartoryski in 1831 and his accounts of Russian Tsarist oppression in Poland, Stuart became a strong advocate for Polish independence. He organised public subscriptions and annual balls to supplement ...

Hare, Julius Charles, 1795-1855

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Julius Charles Hare was a British author, translator, and clergyman. A popular but eccentric man, he became Archdeacon of Lewes and one of the Queen's chaplains, as well as publishing numerous works on theological themes. He was greatly influenced by German art and thought, and his writing often shows this influence. From the description of Julius Charles Hare letters, 1848, n.d. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 53808262 Julius Charles Hare, Bri...

Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833

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English antiquary. From the description of Autograph notes signed : [London?], 1831 Jan. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664498 English engraver. From the description of The Cries of London (extra-illustrated copy, with related papers), 1833-1839. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81151070 Epithet: Colonel British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001512.0x000150 ...

Pepys, Henry, 1783-1860

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Colburn, Henry, ?-1855

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Henry Colburn was a British bookseller and publisher, known for his assertive marketing practices; he issued works by William Godwin, Mary Shelley, and Benjamin Disraeli, among others. Colburn also founded and edited the New Monthly Magazine (1814), the Literary Gazette (1817), and the United Service Journal and Naval and Military Magazine (1829). From the guide to the Henry Colburn manuscript material : 9 items, 1840-1841, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection...

Palmerston, Henry John Temple, Viscount, 1784-1865

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English statesman. From the description of Printed letter signed : London, to Clinton G. Dawkins, H.M. Consul General at Trieste, 1849 Apr. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612596 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Stanhope St., to Dr. Budd, 1837 Apr. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270610835 From the description of Autograph letter in third person : Foreign Office [London], to M. Arichini, 1834 Aug. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 27060970...

Murray, John, 1778-1843

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John Murray was an important and successful British publisher. He was among the first publishers to form connections with authors, notably Byron, and traveled in literary circles. A consummate businessman, he was often guided by his Tory principles; he founded the Quarterly Review in part to give voice to his political views. From the description of John Murray letter to General Malcolm, ca. 1812. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 51999696 Britis...

Turner, J. Fox (John Fox), 1825 or 1826-1898

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Sykes, Colonel (William Henry), 1790-1872

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1804-1833 Bombay Army; 1824-1831 Statistical Reporter to the Government of Bombay; 1857-1872 Member of Parliament for Aberdeen. Epithet: Lieutenant-Colonel, MP, naturalist and author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000679.0x00035e ...

Ellis, Henry, 1777-1869

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English librarian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Octave Delepierre, 1845 May 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270614089 From the description of Autograph letter signed : "British Museum", to Robert Balmanno, 1827 Apr. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270614079 From the description of Autograph letter signed : "British Museuam", to G.P.R. James, 1849 Apr. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270614096 From the description of...

Dent, Edward John, 1790-1853

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Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863

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John Singleton Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst, British politician. Early in his career, he led the prosecution against the Cato Street Conspirators, and was involved in the trial of Queen Caroline. From the description of John Singleton Copley, Lord Lyndhurst manuscript material : 15 items, ca. 1825-1861 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 124206793 Lord Chancellor of England and son of portrait painter, John Singleton Copley (1738-1815). From the descrip...

Alison, Archibald, 1792-1867

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Scottish historian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Possil House [near Glasgow], to Mr. Serjeant Talfourd, 1839 Feb. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131711 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Glasgow], to Miss Alison in Edinburgh, 1839 Mar. 02. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131555 Scottish advocate and historian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Glasgow, to an unidentified recipient, 1844 May 30...

Adams, John Couch, 1819-1892

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Educated at St. John's College, Cambridge and graduated B. A. 1843 as Senior Wrangler and lst Smith's prizeman. Fellow of St. Johns. Then undertook to determine the cause of the perturbations of Uranus and left the results at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich 1845, but his discovery was anticipated by Urban J. J. Le Verrier (for. Mem. R. S. 1847) in July 1846. Le Verrier received the Copley Medal 1846 and Adams 1848. Lowndean Professor of Astronomy, Cambridge, 1858. Director of Cambridge Observat...

Knowles, James Sheridan, 1784-1862

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Epithet: dramatist; of Add MS 42712 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000753.0x000138 Anglo-Irish dramatist and actor. From the description of James Sheridan Knowles letter to unidentified recipient [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 181587980 Irish actor and author. From the description of Autograph letters signed (7) : Aberfoyle, Loch Ard Lodge, and Torq...

Sismonde, J.-C.-L. Sismonde de (Jean-Charles-Leonard Sismonde), 1773-1842.

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Brewster, David, 1781-1868

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Natural philosopher and Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Autograph letters, 1819-1867 and n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78354815 Scottish physicist. From the description of David Brewster papers, 1836-1857, [Edinburgh]. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34847956 Educated for the Church of Scotland at Edinburgh University, but due to a form of nervousness gave up a clerical life and in 1802 became editor of the 'Edinburgh Ma...

Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865

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English novelist. From the description of Autograph letters signed (15) and autograph documents signed (3) : to Edward Chapman, [ca. 1848] Mar. 21-1859 Apr. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269589125 From the description of Letter, n.y. August 31, [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 122625403 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Manchester, to [the Rev. John Pierpont], 1841 June 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269573768 ...

Kossuth, Lajos, 1802-1894

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Lajos Kossuth was a Hungarian lawyer and politican and regent-president of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1849. From the description of Certificate, 1850 Jul. 6, New York [for] Julius Cladek / L. Kossuth. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 191101164 Governor of Hungary. From the description of Papers of Lajos Kossuth, 1852-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014911 Hungarian revolutionary leader; also known as Louis Kossuth. From the descrip...

Butler, Samuel, 1774-1839

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Grandfather of the author. From the description of Autograph letter signed (facsimile) : Shrewsbury, to "Dear Sir, ", 1835 Dec. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131540 ...

Schunck, Martin

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J. Nichols and Son

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Paxton, Joseph, Sir, 1803-1865

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English gardener and architect. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Sydenham, Devon, to Thomas Payson, 1854 May 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270851317 Architect, gardener. Head gardener at Chatsworth, architect of the Great Conservatory. From the description of Letter, 1852. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78701000 ...

Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871

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Charles Babbage was a British mathematician and inventor. He helped found the Analytical Society, The Royal Astronomical Society, and the Statistical Society, and was a member of the Royal Academy. He invented several mechanical calculating machines, and designed an analytical engine that anticipated the digital computer. He also helped establish the modern English postal system, compiled the first reliable actuarial tables, and invented the locomotive cowcatcher. From th...

Jerrold, Douglas, 1803-1857

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English humorist and editor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to "My dear Charles", [no year] Dec. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270881232 Douglas William Jerrold, English playwright and journalist. From the description of Douglas William Jerrold manuscript material : 1 item [between 1844 and 1853] (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 441946653 British playwright and journalist. From the description of ...

Vaughan, Robert, 1795-1868

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Cumberland, Richard, 1732-1811

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Richard Cumberland was an author, best known as a dramatist and for his memoirs. Born at Trinity College, his father was a clergyman and his mother was the daughter of scholar Richard Bentley, then master of Trinity. He was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College at Oxford, and devoted himself to a life of literature. While serving a number of government posts, he continued his studies, and wrote and translated numerous works. He wrote prose and poetry, but was most successful as a pl...

Prince, John Critchley, 1808-1866

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English author. From the description of Letter, 1849. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435695 ...

Bamford, Samuel, 1788-1872

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Smith, Robert Angus, 1817-1884

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Epithet: chemist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001199.0x000168 ...

Arrivabene, Giovanni, conte, 1787-1881

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Beaufort, Francis, Sir, 1774-1857

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Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort: hydrographer of the British Navy and member of the Royal Society, creator of the wind force scale and weather notation coding, and author of Karamania, or, A brief description of the south coast of Asia-Minor and of the remains of antiquity (London, 1817). Beaufort was married twice. His first wife was Alicia Magdalena Wilson (d. 1834). In 1839 he married Honora Edgeworth, the daughter of his long-time friend Richard Lovell Edgeworth and sister of the novelist Maria...

Jewsbury, Maria Jane, 1800-1833

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Maria Jane Jewsbury, English writer and literary reviewer. From the description of Maria Jane Jewsbury manuscript material : 1 item, [ca. 1826-1833] (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 445519396 Author. From the description of Papers, 1830-1847 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 24778361 ...

Irvine, Alexander, 1863-1941

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Alexander Fitzgerald Irvine was an author and a minister. He was born on Jan. 19, 1863 in Antrim, Ireland, son of James and Anna (Gilmore) Irvine. He was a student at Oxford University, 1887-1888 and Yale University, 1900-1904. He married Maude Hazen on June 2, 1897. Irvine served in the British Marines and was later ordained a minister. He moved to the United States in 1888. From 1916-1918, Irvine was the chief morale raiser of the British Army in France. He authored such books as The Master an...

Empson, W. (William), 1791-1852

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British barrister, literary reviewer, and editor William Empson was born in 1791. After graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge, Empson was called to the bar in 1819. Empson practiced law until 1824, when he became a law professor at the East India Company College in Hertfordshire, England. In 1823 Empson began to write for the influential Edinburgh Review, prolifically covering such topics as history, biography, literature, law, and polit...

Brown, Robert, 1773-1858

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Robert Brown, a botanist and protege of Sir Joseph Banks, accompanied Matthew Flinders on his voyage in the Investigator. His diary (or journal), begun during a visit to Ireland in 1800 was kept until January 1805. From the description of Diary extract. 1802. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225828145 Scottish physician. From the description of Robert Brown manuscript, [after 1826], [London]. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34992600 ...

Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), 1792-1871

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Engineer and Astronomer. Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Letters to Sir W. R. Hamilton, 1833-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78514949 Astronomer. Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Letters to J. D. Forbes, 1832-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86123372 From the description of Papers, 1816-1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80362531 John F. W. Herschel was an English mathematician, astronomer, che...

Lewes, George Henry, 1817-1878

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Epithet: author; of Add MS 37193 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000361.0x000125 English author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to the Reverend M.D. Conway, 186? Friday. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270590727 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Alexander Main, 1871 Sept. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270590731 From the de...

Mantell, Gideon Algernon, 1790-1852

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Cobden, Richard, 1804-1865

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Richard Cobden, English textile manufacturer and politician. From the guide to the Richard Cobden manuscript material : 1 item, ca 1843, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Cobden was born in Dunford, Sussex, England on June 3, 1804; became a middle-class manufacturer and MP, advocating free trade, non-intervention in foreign affairs, an end to aristocratic misrule, and a variety of radical political reforms; became intere...

Cradock, Joseph, 1742-1826

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Author. From the description of Autograph letter signed, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270530598 ...

Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of, 1789-1849

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Marguerite Gardiner, countess of Blessington, Irish-born British writer. Best remembered for her Journal of Conversations with Lord Byron, she was active in British literary circles of the first half of the 19th century. From the guide to the Lady Blessington manuscript material : 92 items, 1820-1849, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Irish writer and wife of the Earl of Blessington. From the description of L...

Wiffen, Ida M.

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Froude, James Anthony, 1818-1894

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Distinguished historian James Anthony Froude was born at Dartington rectory, Devon, in 1818. He was the brother of William Froude (1810-1879), engineer and naval architect, and of Richard Hurrell Froude (1803-1836), divine. The younger Froude was educated at Westminster School from 1830, and then privately in the village of Merton. He studied at Oriel College, Oxford, from 1835, and graduated B.A. in 1842, and took his M.A. in 1843. After briefly writing on the life of St. Neot for the Lives of ...

Arnold, Samuel, 1740-1802

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Composer and organist. From the description of Samuel Arnold correspondence, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449880 ...

Colman, George, 1762-1836 ,

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George Colman (1762-1836) was a British dramatist and, since July 1789, manager of the Haymarket Theatre. From the description of Letter by George Colman to Robert William Elliston, 1802. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 82677104 English actor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to the manager of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, 1833 Mar. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270129692 From t...

Chadwick, Edwin, 1800-1890

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John Hill Burton, Historiographist Royal for Scotland, and author of the 'The Book hunter' was born in Aberdeen in 1809 and died in Edinburgh in 1881. He was an Advocate by profession, and as a young man compiled various legal works and was associated with various movements, not only law reform but also political economy and public health. Later his aptitude led him along literary and historical lines. Edinburgh at this period was the centre of intellectual activity and Burton Hill became an int...

Kinkel, Gottfried, 1815-1882

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German poet and art historian. From the description of Letter of Gottfried Kinkel, 1875. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71010078 ...

Hamilton, William, Sir, 1788-1856

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Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868

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Henry Brougham was born and raised in Edinburgh, attended Edinburgh University, practiced law in the city, and co-founded the influential Edinburgh Review. In 1803 he moved to London, becoming associated with the radical left wing of the Whig Party. He also practiced law in London, and was appointed to the House of Commons in 1810, establishing himself as one of the leading radicals in Parliament and holding several important positions. He supported education reform and the abolition of slavery,...

Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849

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Irish novelist and educationist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Edgeworth's Town, Ireland, to August Louis, Baron de Staël-Holstein and Achille-Léon-Victor, Duc de Broglie, 1826 May 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270994866 Irish-English novelist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Dominique François Jean Arago, the French scientist, [n.d., paper is watermarked 1818]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270742984 ...

Hardinge, George, 1743-1816

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Epithet: of Hargrave MS 301 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x0002ef ...

Eastlake, Charles Lock, Sir, 1793-1865

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Eastlake family: Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, painter, secretary of the Fine Art Commission, president of the Royal Academy of Arts, director of the National Gallery; his wife, Elizabeth, authoress, art historian; and his nephew, Charles Locke Eastlake, author, keeper of the National Gallery. From the description of Correspondence of Sir Charles Lock Eastlake and family, 1833-1896. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80460845 English painter and keeper of the Natio...

Foscolo, Ugo, 1778-1827

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Ugo Foscolo, Italian writer and poet. His novel Ultime Lettere di Jacopo Ortis was published in 1802, and from 1816 until his death he lived in London. Foscolo was chiefly responsible for a controversial essay on contemporary Italian literature which appeared in John Cam Hobhouse's Historical Illustrations to Childe Harold, Canto IV (1818). From the description of Ugo Foscolo manuscript material : 1 item, 1822 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 225851634 Italian ...

Lockhart, J.G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854

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Scottish biographer and historian. From the description of Letters, 1824-1845. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233116942 Scottish editor, novelist, and biographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London?], to an unidentified correspondent, [no year] Apr. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270590765 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London?], to an unidentified correspondent, 1832 Nov. 17. (Unknown). ...

Morgan, Lady, (Sydney), 1783-1859

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Sydney Morgan, née Owneson, Lady Morgan, Irish-born novelist and socialite. From the guide to the Sydney Morgan, Lady Morgan manuscript material : 22 items, 1809-1858, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Sydney Owenson Morgan, Irish novelist, published her first volume of verse in March 1801 and her most famous novel, The wild Irish girl, in 1806. She married surgeon Sir Thomas Charles Morgan on 20 January 1812. They moved...

Inglis, Robert Harry, Sir, 1786-1855

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English politician. From the description of Autograph letters signed (3) : Manchester and [London], to various correspondents, 1833 Aug. 27-1854 Mar. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270859724 Politician and author. From the description of Letters, 1848-1850. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 24560927 English art critic and social critic. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to "My dear Sir" [John Ruskin?], ...

Chorley, Henry Fothergill, 1808-1872

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English music critic, writer, and lyricist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to "Dear friend", "Saturday morning" [1863 Jan. 24]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270127153 British journalist, music critic, and librettist. From the description of Autograph letters signed : 13 Eaton Place West; and elsewhere, to Arthur Sullivan, 1863 Sept. 19 and 1866 Mar. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125542 Henry Fothergill Chorley, English journa...

Gallenga, Antonio Carlo Napoleone, 1810-1895

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Barth, Heinrich, 1821-1865

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Nichols, John, 1745-1826

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John Nichols (1745-1826) apprenticed as a printer in London with William Bowyer, and then entered into a partnership with Bowyer from 1767 until Bowyer's death in 1777. He served as printer, editor, and part-owner of the Gentleman's Magazine from 1778 until his death, and was a prolific editor and author of scholarly works. From the guide to the Papers, 1777-1822., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) John Nichols (1745-1826) was one of the most pr...

Gibson, Thomas Milner, 1806-1884

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Epithet: statesman British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000349.0x0002c9 Epithet: of Add MS 37198 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x000231 Thomas Milner Gibson, British politician. A long-time advocate of the free-trade movement, Gibson served as President of the Board of Trade of His Majesty's Government from 1850 to 1866. ...

Barry, Charles, Sir, 1795-1860

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British architects: Sir Charles Barry and his sons, the architects Charles Barry and Edward Middleton Barry. From the description of Letters of Sir Charles Barry and family, 1824-1898. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81364848 English architect. From the description of Trentham architectural records, 1834-ca. 1900 [microform]. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78993193 From the description of Architectural records, 1818-1846,...

Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1801-1885

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British philanthropist and politician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Cyrus W. Field, 1862 Nov. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 540725639 Biographical note: Social reformer and philanthropist. From the description of Anthony Ashley Cooper letters, 1877-1884. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122599354 English philanthropist, previously Lord Ashley. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to [Ag...

Westmacott, Richard, 1799-1872

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English sculptor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to D. Colnaghi, [no year] Mar. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270587752 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to an unidentified correspondent, [no year] Oct. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270587758 ...

Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834

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English painter and illustrator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to an unidentified recipient, "Friday morning" [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270576032 From the description of Autograph letter in third person, no signed : [n.p.], to Cadell and Davies, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574301 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Newman St. [London], to H. Rogers, 1828 Sept. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270575191 ...

Mazzini, Guiseppe, 1805-1872.

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Martin, John, 1789-1854

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English romantic painter, etcher and illustrator. From the description of Letter: Lindsey House Chelsea, 1849 Jan. 15. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78314354 John Martin was a popular and successful British painter and printmaker. Born at Haydon Bridge, he showed artistic ability early and was apprenticed with a coachmaker to learn heraldric painting; later, he worked with Bonifacio and Charles Musso, with whom he moved to London. Supporting himself with co...

Auerbach, Berthold, 1812-1882

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Auerbach, German novelist. Charles W. Eliot, C.C. Felton, and Edward Everett, Presidents of Harvard College. From the description of Letters, 1847-1872. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 41417354 Author, 1812-1882 From the guide to the Berthold Auerbach Collection, circa 1844-1992, (Leo Baeck Institute Archives) ...

Smart, George, 1776-1867

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Sir George Smart was a prominent English conductor and musician. Remembered for his association with the music of Handel and Beethoven, and his patronage of Arthur Sullivan, he was involved in most aspects of music, and remained a sought after teacher until the end of his days. From the description of George Smart letter to John Kemble, 1841 Feb. 23. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50930055 Sir George Thomas Smart (1776-1867), the royal musicia...

Ellesmere, Francis Egerton, Earl of, 1800-1857

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Smyth, W. H. (William Henry), 1788-1865

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Epithet: Captain RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001304.0x0000dd Epithet: Admiral; PRS British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001304.0x0000d8 William Henry Smyth was a British admiral and scientific writer. From the description of Correspondence, 1820-1864. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: ...

Newman, Francis William, 1805-1897

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Epithet: agent to Lord FitzWilliam at Wentworth British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001390.0x0001b3 English scholar and man of letters. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Professor Knight, 1864 Nov. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270610469 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Weston-super-Mare, to Alexander Strahan, of the "Contemporary Review", 1878 A...

Wilde, Thomas, Sir

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Smyth, Annarella, (Warington).

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Schunck, Edward

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