Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794
Variant namesEnglish historian.
From the description of Autograph letter : place not specified, to Georges Deyverdun, 1775 May 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269587493
From the description of Letter, 1775 Feb. 17, to [Hester Gibbon?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122500050
From the description of Library catalogue cards, ca. 1783-1789. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122289309
From the description of Receipt book : manuscript, 1780-1783. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269599276
From the description of Autograph order signed : place not specified, to his banker Monsieur Panchaud, 1777 Oct. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 609694685
From the description of Receipt book : manuscript, 1773-1780. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269595319
From the description of Autograph draft of a letter : to an unidentified "My Lord", undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269561423
From the description of Autograph order signed : place not specified, to his banker Monsieur Panchaud, 1777 Oct. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269590883
From the description of Account book : autograph manuscript, 1783 Aug. 18-1786 June 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269561192
From the description of Autograph promissory note : place not specified, to Peter Elmsley, 1783 Aug. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269592425
From the description of Manuscript bond signed, 1766 Feb. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269592630
From the description of Letter, 1793 Dec. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122510733
From the description of Bond signed, 1768 May 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 609877778
From the description of Autograph order signed : place not specified, to his banker Monsieur Panchaud, 1777 Oct. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 609697827
From the description of Autograph corrections to proof sheets, 1788. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 609682188
Edward Gibbon, English historian and Member of Parliament. He is best known for his History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-1788).
From the description of Edward Gibbon manuscript material : 1 item, 1760 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 232505895
Epithet: merchant, of London; father of the historian
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000565.0x00029e
Edward Gibbon (1737-1794), historian, was born at Putney on 27 April 1737, and educated at Westminster School and Magdalen College, Oxford. He served in the Hampshire militia, 1759-1770, before settling in London in 1772. Gibbon was a Member of Parliament, 1774-1783, and Professor of Ancient History at the Royal Academy. He published The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire in 1788. He died in London on 16 January 1794.
From the guide to the Edward Gibbon: Papers, Late 18th century-1950, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)
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Birth 1737-05-08
Death 1794-01-16
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