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18th-century biographers

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

Adolph Freiherr KniggePerson · Music memorabiliaAdolph Freiherr Knigge was a German writer, philosopher, composer, biographer, playwright and translator (1752–1796). He was born at Bredenbeck and died at Bremen.
Allan CunninghamAuthor · BooksAllan Cunningham (1784–1842) was a British writer, composer and journalist.
Amelia OpieAuthor · BooksAmelia Opie (1769–1853) was a writer, poet and novelist.
Anton SchindlerPerson · Music memorabiliaAnton Schindler (1795–1864) was a Austrian Empire conductor, writer and musicologist.
August NeanderAuthor · BooksAugust Neander was a historian, university teacher, biographer, writer and protestant theologian (1789–1850). He was born at Göttingen and died at Berlin.
Caroline von WolzogenAuthor · BooksCaroline von Wolzogen was a writer and biographer (1763–1847). She was born at Rudolstadt and died at Jena.
Charles Pinot DuclosAuthor · BooksCharles Pinot Duclos was a French writer, historian, encyclopédistes, novelist, french moralist and politician (1704–1772). He was born at Dinan and died at Paris.
Charles Robert LeslieArtist · PaintingsCharles Robert Leslie was an American painter, autobiographer, biographer, writer and art historian (1794–1859). He was born at London.
Christian Gottfried KörnerAuthor · BooksChristian Gottfried Körner (1756–1831) was a German writer, jurist and biographer.
Colin MackenzieAuthor · Maps and atlasesColin Mackenzie (1754–1821) was a Kingdom of Great Britain linguist, cartographer and engineer.
Franz Xaver NiemetschekPerson · Music memorabiliaFranz Xaver Niemetschek (1766–1849) was a philosopher, music historian and biographer.
George Payne Rainsford JamesAuthor · BooksGeorge Payne Rainsford James was a British diplomat, writer, novelist and biographer (1799–1860). He was born at London and died at Venice.
James BoswellAuthor · BooksJames Boswell (1740–1795) was a British diarist, writer and lawyer.
James HoggAuthor · BooksJames Hogg was a British poet, writer, novelist, biographer and songwriter (1770–1835). He was born at Ettrick.
Johann Nikolaus ForkelPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Nikolaus Forkel was a composer, musicologist, music theorist, music historian, biographer and writer (1749–1818). He was born at Meeder and died at Göttingen.
John AikinAuthor · BooksJohn Aikin was a British physician, writer, biographer, botanist and naturalist (1747–1822). He was born at Kibworth and died at Stoke Newington.
John Gibson LockhartAuthor · BooksJohn Gibson Lockhart was a British linguist, lawyer, translator, writer, novelist and journalist (1794–1854). He was born at Cambusnethan House and died at Abbotsford House.
John OpieArtist · PaintingsJohn Opie was a British painter, portraitist, illustrator and biographer (1761–1807). He was born at Trevellas and died at London.
Mary ShelleyAuthor · BooksMary Shelley (1797–1851) was a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland writer, travel writer and novelist.
Patrick BrontëAuthor · BooksPatrick Brontë (1777–1861) was a British writer, poet and biographer.
Pierre François TissotAuthor · BooksPierre François Tissot was a French grammarian, historian, translator, journalist, professor and biographer (1768–1854). He was born at Versailles and died at Paris.
Robert SoutheyAuthor · BooksRobert Southey was a British writer, poet, historian, biographer, politician and translator (1774–1843). He was born at Bristol and died at Keswick.
Samuel JohnsonAuthor · BooksSamuel Johnson (1709–1784) was a British lexicographer, linguist and poet.
StendhalAuthor · BooksStendhal (1783–1842) was a France writer, autobiographer and diarist.
Victor CousinAuthor · BooksVictor Cousin was a French philosopher, politician, translator, university teacher, biographer and philosophy historian (1792–1867). He was born at Paris and died at Cannes.
Walter ScottAuthor · BooksWalter Scott (1771–1832) was a British poet, playwright and linguist.
William CobbettAuthor · BooksWilliam Cobbett was a journalist, farmer, politician, biographer and writer (1763–1835). He was born at Farnham and died at Surrey.

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