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Robert Owen

Literature; General literature

(1771-1858) Socialist and philanthropist, born at Newton, Montgomeryshire, had for his object the regeneration of the world on the principles of socialism. His sincerity was shown by the fact that he ...

Stephen Gosson

Literature; General literature

(1554-1624) Poet, actor, and satirist, born in Kent, and educated at Oxford, he went to London, and wrote plays, which are now lost, and pastorals; but, moved by a sermon preached at Paul's Cross in ...

Thomas Sprat

Literature; General literature

(1635-1713) Divine and writer of memoirs, born at Beaminster, Dorset, educated at Oxford, was a mathematician, and one of the group of scientific men among whom the Royal Society, of which he was one ...

Sir Francis Bond Head

Literature; General literature

(1793-1875) Traveller, essayist, and biographer, served in the Engineers, went to South America as manager of a mining company, which failed, and then turned to literature, and made considerable ...

Dion Boucicault

Literature; General literature

(1820-90) Actor and dramatist, born in Dublin and educated in London, joined Macready while still young, and made his first appearance upon the stage with Benj. Webster at Bristol. Soon afterwards he ...

John Langhorne

Literature; General literature

(1735-1779) Poet, son of a clergyman, was born at Kirkby Stephen; having taken orders, he was for two years a curate in London, and from 1776 Rector of Blagdon, Somerset, and Prebendary of Wells. He ...

John Aikin

Literature; General literature

(1747-1822) Miscellaneous writer, son of Dr. John Aikin, Unitarian divine, born at Kibworth, studied medicine at Edinburgh and London, and received degree of M.D. at Leyden. He began practice at ...