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18th-century autobiographers

22 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Adam OehlenschlägerAuthor · BooksAdam Oehlenschläger was a poet, playwright, writer, autobiographer, librettist and university teacher (1779–1850). He was born at Copenhagen.
Adolf Bernhard MarxPerson · Music memorabiliaAdolf Bernhard Marx (1795–1866) was a composer, musicologist and autobiographer.
Alphonse de LamartineAuthor · BooksAlphonse de Lamartine (1790–1869) was a French politician, poet and diplomat.
Anna Amalia of Prussia, Abbess of QuedlinburgPerson · Music memorabiliaAnna Amalia of Prussia, Abbess of Quedlinburg was a composer, autobiographer, patron of the arts and abbess (1723–1787). She was born at Berlin.
August von KotzebueAuthor · BooksAugust von Kotzebue (1761–1819) was a Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach writer, playwright and poet.
August Wilhelm IfflandAuthor · BooksAugust Wilhelm Iffland was a playwright, writer, actor, autobiographer and theatre manager (1759–1814). He was born at Hanover and died at Berlin.
Bernhard CrusellPerson · Music memorabiliaBernhard Crusell (1775–1838) was a Swedish composer, clarinetist and autobiographer.
Bernhard Severin IngemannAuthor · BooksBernhard Severin Ingemann was a writer, poet, autobiographer and hymnwriter (1789–1862). He was born at Torkilstrup and died at Sorø.
Charles Robert LeslieArtist · PaintingsCharles Robert Leslie was an American painter, autobiographer, biographer, writer and art historian (1794–1859). He was born at London.
Charlotte von KalbAuthor · BooksCharlotte von Kalb (1761–1843) was a writer and autobiographer.
Christoph von SchmidAuthor · BooksChristoph von Schmid (1768–1854) was a Kingdom of Bavaria writer, poet and teacher.
Georg ForsterAuthor · BooksGeorg Forster (1754–1794) was a Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth explorer, anthropologist and ethnologist.
Giacomo MeyerbeerPerson · Music memorabiliaGiacomo Meyerbeer (1791–1864) was a Kingdom of Prussia composer, conductor and autobiographer.
Jean-Jacques RousseauAuthor · BooksJean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778) was a Republic of Geneva philosopher, classical composer and musicologist.
Johann Friedrich RochlitzPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Friedrich Rochlitz (1769–1842) was a Kingdom of Saxony writer, autobiographer and musicologist.
Leigh HuntAuthor · BooksLeigh Hunt was a British journalist, poet, autobiographer, literary critic, translator and writer (1784–1859). He was born at Southgate and died at Putney.
Lord ByronAuthor · BooksLord Byron (1788–1824) was a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland poet, lyricist and politician.
Lydia SigourneyAuthor · BooksLydia Sigourney was an American writer, poet, essayist and autobiographer (1791–1865). She was born at Norwich.
StendhalAuthor · BooksStendhal (1783–1842) was a France writer, autobiographer and diarist.
Thomas De QuinceyAuthor · BooksThomas De Quincey was a British linguist, journalist, writer, novelist, translator and autobiographer (1785–1859). He was born at Manchester and died at Edinburgh.
Thomas TelfordDesigner · DesignThomas Telford was an architect, civil engineer, autobiographer, general contractor, stonemason and poet (1757–1834). He was born at Glendinning and died at Westminster.
Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-BayreuthPerson · Music memorabiliaWilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1709–1758) was a German autobiographer, composer and lutenist.

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