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Giraldus Cambrensis

Literature; General literature

(1146?-1220?) Literary name of Gerald De Barri. Geographer and historian, was born of a Norman family settled in Wales, which intermarried with the Royal family of that country. He was an eminent ...

(1617-1688) Divine and philosopher, born at Aller, Somerset, and educated at Cambridge, where, after being a tutor, he became Master of Clare Hall 1645, Professor of Hebrew (1645-88), and Master of ...

Thomas Brown

Literature; General literature

(1778-1820) Metaphysician, son of the Rev. Samuel Brown, minister of Kirkinabreck, practised for some time as a physician in Edinburgh, but his tastes and talents lying in the direction of literature ...

James Melville

Literature; General literature

(1556-1614) Scottish divine and reformer, son of the laird of Baldovie, in Forfarshire, and nephew of the great reformer and scholar, Andrew Melville, by whom, when Principal of the University of ...

Edmund Malone

Literature; General literature

(1741-1812) Critic, son of an Irish judge, born in Dublin, and educated at Trinity College there, studied for the law, but coming into a fortune, decided to follow a literary career. Acute, careful, ...

Robert Baillie

Literature; General literature

(1599-1662) Historical writer, son of Baillie of Jerviston, educated at Glasgow, he entered the Church of Scotland and became minister of Kilwinning in Ayrshire. His abilities soon made him a leading ...

Charles Knight

Literature; General literature

(1791-1873) Publisher and writer, born at Windsor, where his father. was a bookseller. After serving his apprenticeship with him he went to London, and in 1823 started business as a publisher, and ...