Robert Bigsby
Illustration — Robert Bigsby Robert Bigsby (11 April 1806 – 27 September 1873) was an English antiquarian and author. Bigsby was born in Castle Gate, Nottingham in 1806, son of Robert Bigsby, the registrar of the archdeaconry of Nottingham. His father had visited the United States in 1787 where he had often been the guest of George Washington.
Robert Bigsby
- Born
- 1806 · Nottinghamshire.
- Died
- 1873
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- poet · archaeologist
- Education
- Repton School
- Honours
- Fellow of the Royal Society · Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
- Languages
- English
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Born at Nottinghamshire in 1806, died in 1873.
Robert Bigsby studied at Repton School. The recorded working language is English. Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.
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