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William Upcott

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William Upcott (1779–1845) was an English librarian and antiquary. [1]

40 relations: Alexander Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary, Andrew Boorde, Anti-Jacobin, Autograph, Bodleian Library, British Museum, Charles John Smith, Charles Turner (merchant), Dawson Turner, Guildhall Library, Henry Crabb Robinson, Islington, John Evelyn's Diary, John Ireland (priest), John Towill Rutt, John Wolcot, Joseph Hunter (antiquarian), London Institution, Maiden and married names, Manuel da Costa (bibliographer), Oxford, Oxfordshire, Ozias Humphry, Pall Mall, London, Piccadilly, Ralph Thoresby, Richard Porson, Robert Harding Evans, Robert Southey, Samuel Weller Singer, Thomas Burton (MP for Westmorland), Thomas Chatterton, Thomas Gainsborough, Thomas Malory, Thomas Rodd, William Blake, William Bray (antiquary), William Gifford, William Oldys, William Shenstone.

Alexander Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary

The General Biographical Dictionary was a bestselling book of the early 19th century, compiled by British author Alexander Chalmers.

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Andrew Boorde

Andrew Boorde (or Borde) (c. 1490April 1549) was an English traveller, physician and writer.

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Anti-Jacobin

The Anti-Jacobin, or, Weekly Examiner was an English newspaper founded by George Canning in 1797 and devoted to opposing the radicalism of the French Revolution.

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Autograph

Autograph is a famous person's artistic signature.

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Bodleian Library

The Bodleian Library is the main research library of the University of Oxford, and is one of the oldest libraries in Europe.

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British Museum

The British Museum, located in the Bloomsbury area of London, United Kingdom, is a public institution dedicated to human history, art and culture.

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Charles John Smith

Charles John Smith (1803–1838) was an English engraver.

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Charles Turner (merchant)

Charles Hampden Turner (1773?–1856) was a British businessman, now known as a collector and gardener.

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Dawson Turner

Dawson Turner (18 October 1775 – 21 June 1858) was an English banker, botanist and antiquary.

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Guildhall Library

The Guildhall Library is a public reference library specialising in subjects relevant to London.

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Henry Crabb Robinson

Henry Crabb Robinson (1775–1867) was an English lawyer known as a diarist.

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Islington

Islington is a district in Greater London, England, and part of the London Borough of Islington.

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John Evelyn's Diary

The Diary of John Evelyn, a gentlemanly Royalist and virtuoso of the seventeenth century, was first published in 1818 (2nd edition, 1819) under the title Memoirs Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, in an edition by William Bray.

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John Ireland (priest)

John Ireland (8 September 1761 – 2 September 1842) was an English Anglican priest, who served as Dean of Westminster from 1816 until his death.

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John Towill Rutt

John Towill Rutt (4 April 1760 – 3 March 1841) was an English political activist, social reformer and nonconformist man of letters.

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John Wolcot

John Wolcot (baptised 9 May 1738 – 14 January 1819) was an English satirist, who wrote under the pseudonym of "Peter Pindar".

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Joseph Hunter (antiquarian)

Joseph Hunter (6 February 1783 – 9 May 1861) was a Unitarian Minister, antiquarian, and deputy keeper of public records now best known for his publications Hallamshire.

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London Institution

The London Institution was an educational institution founded in London in 1806 (not to be confused with the British Institution for Promoting the Fine Arts in the United Kingdom founded the previous year, with which it shared some founders).

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Maiden and married names

When a person (traditionally the wife in many cultures) assumes the family name of his or her spouse, that name replaces the person's birth surname, which in the case of the wife is called the maiden name (birth name is also used as a gender-neutral or masculine substitute for maiden name), whereas a married name is a family name or surname adopted by a person upon marriage.

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Manuel da Costa (bibliographer)

Manuel da Costa (1541 – 25 February 1604Diccionario universal de historia y de geografia. - México: Rafael, 1853-1855. - 7 vols.) was a Portuguese Jesuit and bibliographer from Lisbon.

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Oxford

Oxford is a city in the South East region of England and the county town of Oxfordshire.

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Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from Oxonium, the Latin name for Oxford) is a county in South East England.

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Ozias Humphry

Ozias Humphry (or Humphrey) (8 September 1742 – 9 March 1810) was a leading English painter of portrait miniatures, later oils and pastels, of the 18th century.

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Pall Mall, London

Pall Mall is a street in the St James's area of the City of Westminster, Central London.

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Piccadilly

Piccadilly is a road in the City of Westminster, London to the south of Mayfair, between Hyde Park Corner in the west and Piccadilly Circus in the east.

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Ralph Thoresby

Ralph Thoresby (16 August 1658 – 16 October 1725) was an antiquarian, who was born in Leeds and is widely credited with being the first historian of that city.

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Richard Porson

Richard Porson (25 December 1759 – 25 September 1808) was an English classical scholar.

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Robert Harding Evans

Robert Harding Evans (1778–1857) was an English bookseller and auctioneer.

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Robert Southey

Robert Southey (or 12 August 1774 – 21 March 1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, one of the "Lake Poets" along with William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and England's Poet Laureate for 30 years from 1813 until his death in 1843.

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Samuel Weller Singer

Samuel Weller Singer (1783–1858) was an English author and scholar on the work of William Shakespeare.

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Thomas Burton (MP for Westmorland)

Thomas Burton (died 1661), of Brampton Hall, Westmorland, was an English politician, the Member of Parliament for Westmorland from 1656 to 1659, known as a parliamentary diarist.

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Thomas Chatterton

Thomas Chatterton (20 November 1752 – 24 August 1770) was an English poet whose precocious talents ended in suicide at age 17.

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Thomas Gainsborough

Thomas Gainsborough FRSA (14 May 1727 (baptised) – 2 August 1788) was an English portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker.

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Thomas Malory

Sir Thomas Malory (c. 1415 – 14 March 1471) was an English writer, the author or compiler of Le Morte d'Arthur (originally titled, The Whole Book of King Arthur and His Noble Knights of the Round table).

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Thomas Rodd

Thomas Rodd (1763–1822) was an English bookseller, antiquarian and Hispanist; Rodd purchased some Greek manuscripts for the British Museum (e.g. codices: Minuscule 272, Minuscule 498).

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William Blake

William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker.

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William Bray (antiquary)

William Bray (1736–1832) was an English antiquary, best known as co-author of a county history of Surrey.

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William Gifford

William Gifford (April 1756 – 31 December 1826) was an English critic, editor and poet, famous as a satirist and controversialist.

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William Oldys

William Oldys (14 July 1696 – 15 April 1761) was an English antiquarian and bibliographer.

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William Shenstone

William Shenstone (18 November 1714 – 11 February 1763) was an English poet and one of the earliest practitioners of landscape gardening through the development of his estate, The Leasowes.

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Upcott

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