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Gilbert Wakefield

Gilbert Wakefield (1756–1801) was a British writer, philologist and scholar.

Gilbert Wakefield by Robert Dunkarton, after William Artaud

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Biography

Gilbert Wakefield studied at Jesus College. The recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is philology, creative and professional writing and classical philology.

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  • Nottingham
Birth
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  • London Borough of Hackney

    Death place

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