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18th-century writers

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Walter ScottAuthor · BooksSir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature.
Waris ShahAuthor · BooksWaris Shah ((Shahmukhi); 1722 1798) was an 18th-century Punjabi Muslim Sufi poet of the Chishti order, known popularly for his contribution to Punjabi literature.
Washington IrvingAuthor · BooksWashington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century.
Wei YuanAuthor · Books
Wilhelm GeseniusAuthor · BooksHeinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Gesenius (3 February 178623 October 1842) was a German orientalist, lexicographer, Christian Hebraist, Lutheran theologian, Biblical scholar and critic.
Wilhelm GrimmAuthor · BooksWilhelm Carl Grimm (also Karl; 24 February 1786 – 16 December 1859) was a German writer, philologist and anthropologist.
Wilhelm KüchelbeckerAuthor · BooksWilhelm Ludwig von Küchelbecker (Russian: Вильге́льм Ка́рлович Кюхельбе́кер, romanized: Vil'gel'm Karlovich Kyukhel'beker; 21 June [O.S. 10 June] 1797 in St. Petersburg – 23 August [O.S.
Wilhelm von HumboldtAuthor · BooksFriedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand von Humboldt (22 June 1767 – 8 April 1835) was a Prussian philosopher, linguist, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of the Humboldt…
Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-BayreuthPerson · Music memorabiliaWilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth was a German autobiographer, composer, lutenist, writer, painter and librettist (1709–1758).
Willem BilderdijkArtist · PaintingsWillem Bilderdijk (7 September 1756 – 18 December 1831) was a Dutch poet, historian, lawyer, and linguist.
Willem van HarenAuthor · BooksJonkheer Willem van Haren (21 February 1710 - 4 July 1768) was a Dutch nobleman and poet. Van Haren was born in Leeuwarden and died in Sint-Oedenrode.
William BartramAuthor · BooksWilliam Bartram (April 20, 1739 – July 22, 1823) was an American naturalist, writer and explorer.
William BeckfordAuthor · BooksWilliam Beckford was a British writer, politician, architect, novelist, plantation owner and art collector (1760–1844). He was born in Wiltshire and died in Bath.
William BlackstoneAuthor · BooksSir William Blackstone (10 July 1723 – 14 February 1780) was an English jurist, justice, and Tory politician most noted for his Commentaries on the Laws of England, which became the…
William CobbettAuthor · BooksWilliam Cobbett (9 March 1763 – 18 June 1835) was an English pamphleteer, journalist, politician, and farmer born in Farnham, Surrey.
William CollinsAuthor · BooksWilliam Collins was a British poet and writer (1721–1759). He was born in Chichester.
William Cullen BryantAuthor · BooksWilliam Cullen Bryant (November 3, 1794 – June 12, 1878) was an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New-York Evening Post.
William FalconerAuthor · BooksWilliam Falconer (21 February 1732 – c. January 1770) was a Scottish epic poet concerned mainly with life at sea.
William Gerard de BrahmAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohn William Gerard de Brahm (1718 c. 1799) was a German cartographer, engineer and mystic.
William HazlittArtist · PaintingsWilliam Hazlitt (10 April 177818 September 1830) was an English essayist, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher.
William Henry PyneIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Detail showing the butcher from An ocean of motion about Spanish commotions or the windy explosion of pot-hous oration (see gallery)
William Henry SleemanAuthor · BooksSir William Henry Sleeman (8 August 1788 – 10 February 1856) was a British officer and administrator in Company-ruled India, best known for his leading role in the Anti-Thuggee Campaign of…
William Hickling PrescottAuthor · BooksWilliam Hickling Prescott (May 4, 1796 – January 28, 1859) was an American historian and Hispanist, who is widely recognized by historiographers to have been the first American scientific…
William Hill BrownAuthor · BooksIllustration — The Power of Sympathy by William Hill Brown (1789), title page
William Jackson HookerIllustrator · IllustrationWilliam Jackson Hooker (6 July 178512 August 1865) was an English botanist and botanical illustrator, who became the first director of Kew when in 1841 it was recommended to be placed under…
William John BurchellArtist · PaintingsWilliam John Burchell (23 July 1781 – 23 March 1863) was an English explorer, naturalist, traveller, artist, and author.
William JonesAuthor · BooksWilliam Jones was a British and English anthropologist, linguist, judge, translator, poet and writer (1746–1794). He was born in Westminster and died in Kolkata.
William MacGillivrayAuthor · BooksWilliam MacGillivray FRSE (25 January 1796 – 4 September 1852) was a Scottish naturalist and ornithologist.
William MasonArtist · PaintingsWilliam Mason (1724–1797) was a poet, painter and draftsperson.
William ShenstoneAuthor · BooksWilliam Shenstone (18 November 171411 February 1763) was an English poet and one of the earliest practitioners of landscape gardening through the development of his estate, The Leasowes.
William WhewellAuthor · BooksWilliam Whewell (24 May 17946 March 1866) was an English polymath. He was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.
William WhiteheadAuthor · BooksWilliam Whitehead was a British poet, playwright and writer (1715–1785). He was born in Cambridge and died in Berkeley Square.
William Williams PantycelynAuthor · Books
Willibald AlexisPerson · Music memorabiliaWillibald Alexis, the pseudonym of Georg Wilhelm Heinrich Häring (29 June 179816 December 1871), was a German historical novelist, considered part of the Young Germany movement.
Wolfe ToneAuthor · BooksTheobald Wolfe Tone (Bhulbh Teón; 20 June 176319 November 1798), posthumously known as Wolfe Tone, was a revolutionary exponent of Irish independence and is an iconic figure for Irish…
Wolfgang MenzelAuthor · BooksWolfgang Menzel (21 June 1798 23 April 1873) was a German poet, critic and literary historian, who was born in Waldenburg (Wałbrzych) in Prussian Silesia.
Wolfgang von KempelenArtist · PaintingsJohann Wolfgang von Kempelen (Kempelen Farkas; 23 January 1734 – 26 March 1804) was a writer, engineer, and inventor, known for his chess-playing "automaton" hoax The Turk and for his…
Wu JingziAuthor · BooksWu Jingzi (Wu Ching-tzu) (1701—January 11, 1754) was a Chinese novelist during the Qing dynasty. He was born in the city now known as Quanjiao, Anhui and who died in Yangzhou, Jiangsu.
Xavier Boniface SaintineAuthor · BooksXavier Boniface Saintine (10 July 1798 – 21 January 1865) was a French dramatist and novelist.
Xavier de MaistreAuthor · BooksXavier de Maistre (ɡzavje də mɛstʁ; 10 October 1763 – 12 June 1852) of Savoy (then part of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia) was a military man and author.
Yakov KnyazhninAuthor · BooksYakov Borisovich Knyazhnin (November 3, 1742 or 1740, Pskov – January 1, 1791, St. Petersburg) was a Russian writer.
Yekaterina DashkovaAuthor · BooksPrincess Yekaterina Romanovna Dashkova (born Countess Vorontsova; 28 March 1743 – 15 January 1810)Though her memoirs list her birth date as 1744, they are footnoted as a "slip of the pen".
Yosa BusonArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Yosa Buson, drawing by Matsumura Goshun
Yuan MeiAuthor · BooksYuan Mei (1716–1797) was a Chinese poet and artist. He was often mentioned with Ji Yun as the "Nan Yuan Bei Ji".
Zinaida VolkonskayaAuthor · BooksPrincess Zinaida Aleksandrovna Volkonskaya (Russian: Зинаида Александровна Волконская; 14 December [O.S. 3 December] 1792 – 5 February [O.S.

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