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Mrs. Mary (Fairfax) Somerville

Literature; General literature

(1780-1872) Mathematician and writer on science, daughter of Admiral Sir William G. Fairfax, born at Jedburgh, was twice married, first to Mr. Greig, an officer in the Russian Navy, and second to her ...

William Cullen Bryant

Literature; General literature

(1794-1878) Poet, was born at Cummington, Massachusetts, the son of a doctor. His ancestors on both sides came over in the Mayflower. His first poem was Thanatopsis (1817), which was greeted as the ...

George Darley

Literature; General literature

(1795-1846) Poet, novelist, and critic, born at Dublin, and educated at Trinity College there, he early decided to follow a literary career, and went to London, where he brought out his first poem, ...

Bernard De Mandeville

Literature; General literature

(1670-1733) Satirist, a native of Dort in Holland, who having studied medicine at Leyden, came over to England to practise his profession. In 1705 he puborn a short poem, The Grumbling Hive, which in ...

Thomas Robert Malthus

Literature; General literature

(1766-1834) Economist, son of a landed proprietor, was born near Dorking, and educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, of which he became a Fellow. Taking orders he became incumbent of Albury, Essex. He ...

Robert South

Literature; General literature

(1634-1716) Divine, son of a London merchant, was born at Hackney, and educated at Westminster School and Oxford, where in 1660 he was appointed University Orator. He became domestic chaplain to the ...

John Newton

Literature; General literature

(1725-1807) Divine and hymn-writer, son of a shipmaster, was born in London, and for many years led a varied and adventurous life at sea, part of the time on board a man-of-war and part as captain of ...