John Aikin
John Aikin was a British physician, writer, biographer, botanist and naturalist (1747–1822). He was born at Kibworth and died at Stoke Newington.
Also recorded as Dr. John Aikin; J. Aikin.
John Aikin in brief
- Born
- 1747
- Died
- 1822
- Known for
- physician, writer, biographer, botanist and naturalist
- Place of birth
- Kibworth
Contents
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Dr. John Aikin and J. Aikin. His recorded language was English.
He was the child of John Aikin. 4 children are recorded: Arthur Aikin, Lucy Aikin, Charles Rochemont Aikin and Edmund Aikin.
Catalogued works
58 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1777 to 1933.
Evenings at Home. Indian zoology. The natural history of the year : being an enlargement of Dr. Aikin's Calendar of nature. England Delineated. England Delineated (2nd edition). England Delineated (5th edition), held by British Library Nineteenth Century digitised books collection. England Delineated (4th edition). England Delineated (1st edition). England Delineated (6th Edition). England Described (1818). England Delineated (3rd edition). A Description of the Country Thirty to Forty Miles around Manchester. Evenings at Home; Volume IV. Poetical Works. Poetical Works of John Milton, from the Text of Dr Newton with a Critical Essay by J Aikin. Poetical Works of John Milton, from the Text of Dr. Newton. with a Critical Essay by J. Aikin Volume 4. Poetical Works of John Milton, from the Text of Dr. Newton. - Scholar's Choice Edition. Poetical Works of John Milton, from the Text of Dr. Newton. with a Critical Essay by J. Aikin Volume 2. Milton's Minor Poems. Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose. Works of Abraham Cowley;. Poems, Plays And Essays. Poetical Works of John Milton, Volume 4. Poetical Works of John Milton, from the Text of Dr Newton. Poetical Works of John Milton, from the Text of Dr. Newton. with a Critical Essay by J. Aikin Volume 1. Poetical Works of James Thomson : With His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements. Letters to a Young Lady on a Course of English Poetry. Arts of Life. Evenings at Home; Volume V. Annals of the Reign of King George the Third. Works of Abraham Cowley; Volume 3. Athenaeum. Evenings at Home; or, the Juvenile Budget Opened. Woodland Companion. England Delineated, or, a Geographical Description of Every County in England and Wales. Science for Children. Thoughts on Hospitals. Memoirs of the Life of Peter Daniel Huet, Bishop of Avranches, Written by Himself; Volume 2. Letters from a Father to His Son, on Various Topics Relative to Literature and the Conduct of Life; Volume 2. Eyes and No Eyes. Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose. Evenings at Home; Or, the Juvenile Budget Opened [By J. Aikin and A.L. Barbauld]. Evenings at Home; or, the Juvenile Budget Opened. Consisting of a Variety of Miscellaneous Pieces, for the Instruction and Amusement of Young Persons. by Mrs. Barbauld and Dr. Aiken. Description of the Country from Thirty to Forty Miles Round Manchester; ... the Materials Arranged, and the Work Composed by J. Aikin, M. D. Embellished and Illustrated with Seventy-Three Plates. Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose, by John Aikin, M. D. and Anna Laetitia Barbauld. the Third Edition. General Biography; or, Lives, Critical and Historical, of the Most Eminent Persons of All Ages, Countries, Conditions, and Professions, Arranged According to Alphabetical Order. Experimental History of the Materia Medica. Treatise on the Situation, Manners, and Inhabitants of Germany. Select Works of the British Poets. Memoir of John Aikin, M. D. John Aikin. Silhouette., held by Wellcome Collection. John Aikin. Line engraving by F. Englehart, 1823., dated 1823, held by Wellcome Collection. John Aikin. Stipple engraving by J. Thompson, 1823., held by Wellcome Collection. M0003479: Portrait of John Aikin (1747-1822), dated 28 April 1933, held by Wellcome Collection. Memoir of John Aikin, M.D / by Lucy Aikin. With a selection of his miscellaneous pieces, biographical, moral, and critical., dated 1823, held by Wellcome Collection. The natural history of the year. Being an enlargement of Dr. Aikin's calendar of nature, by Arthur Aikin, dated 1799, held by Wellcome Collection. A view of the character and public services of the late John Howard ... / [John Aikin]., dated 1792, held by Wellcome Collection. An essay on the application of natural history to poetry / [John Aikin]., dated 1777, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.
British Library Nineteenth Century digitised books collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 102 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Aikin, John (1713–1780), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Aikin, John (1747–1822), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. John Aikin, JOHN DONNE. John Aikin, Monthly Review, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 2002. John Aikin, the Scientist as Critic. LA BIBLIOTECA BRITÁNICA (1807), UNA VENTANA ABIERTA A LA LITERATURA BRITÁNICA DE CARÁCTER INFANTIL Y JUVENIL, Cuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismo, 2017.
Digitised editions and texts
15 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.
The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale (1842) — Internet Archive. The Works of Abraham Cowley (1806) — Internet Archive. Letters from a Father to His Son, on Various Topics Relative to Literature and the Conduct of ... (1796) — Internet Archive. Essays on songwriting; with a collection of such english songs as are most eminent for poetical merit by John Aikin. A new edition, with additions and corrections, and a supplement, by R.H. Evans (1810) — Internet Archive. The Juvenile Budget Opened: Being Selections from the Writings of Doctor ... (1840) — Internet Archive. Poetical works: With a preface, biographical and critical, Volume 3 (1806) — Internet Archive. Poems (1791) — Internet Archive. General Biography: Or, Lives, Critical and Historical, of the Most Eminent Persons of All Ages ... (1815) — Internet Archive. The Poetical Works of James Thomson: With His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements ... (1804) — Internet Archive. Poetical works: With a preface, biographical and critical, Volume 2 (1806) — Internet Archive. Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Prefaces (1831) — Internet Archive. Letters to a Young Lady on a Course of English Poetry (1807) — Internet Archive. Evenings at Home; Or, The Juvenile Budget Opened — Project Gutenberg. Eyes and No Eyes, and Other Stories — Project Gutenberg. Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose — Project Gutenberg.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 12 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1747John Aikin born at Kibworth.
- 1796Letters from a Father to His Son, on Various Topics Relative to Literature and the Conduct of ... digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1806The Works of Abraham Cowley digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1806Poetical works: With a preface, biographical and critical, Volume 3 digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1810Essays on songwriting; with a collection of such english songs as are most eminent for poetical merit by John Aikin. A new edition, with additions and corrections, and a supplement, by R.H. Evans digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1822John Aikin died at Stoke Newington.
- 1840The Juvenile Budget Opened: Being Selections from the Writings of Doctor ... digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1842The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
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- 1.
“John Aikin”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2712004: John Aikin
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