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  • 21Edward Gibbon — Infobox Person caption = Edward Gibbon (1737–1794) birth date = April 27, 1737 death date = death date and age|1794|1|16|1737|4|27 birth place = Putney, England, UK death place = London, England, UKEdward Gibbon (April 27, 1737 [Gibbon s birthday …

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  • 22John Ruskin — This article is about the art critic, John Ruskin. For the painting of John Ruskin by Millais, see John Ruskin (painting). John Ruskin Coloured engraving of Ruskin Born 8 February 1819( …

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  • 23William Mitford — (February 10, 1744 February 10, 1827), English historian, was the elder of the two sons of John Mitford, a barrister (d. 1761) and his wife Philadelphia Reveley. YouthThey lived near Beaulieu, at the edge of the New Forest. Here, at Exbury House …

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  • 24Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury — (March 3, 1583 ndash; August 20, 1648) was a British soldier, diplomat, historian, poet and religious philosopher.LifeHe was the eldest son of Richard Herbert of Montgomery Castle (a member of a collateral branch of the family of the Earls of… …

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  • 25Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine — (10 January,1750 ndash; 17 November 1823), Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom, was the third and youngest son of Henry David Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, and was born in Edinburgh. From an early age he showed a strong desire to enter one of… …

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  • 26William Walsh — (1663 ndash; 1708), English poet and critic, son of Joseph Walsh of Abberley Hall, Worcestershire.He entered Wadham College, Oxford, as a gentleman commoner in 1678. Leaving the university without a degree, he settled in his native county, and… …

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  • 27Sampson Erdeswicke — (date of birth unknown, in the reign of Henry VIII; died 1603) was an English antiquarian. LifeHe was born at Sandon in Staffordshire, and entered Brasenose College, Oxford, as a gentleman commoner in 1553. Leaving Oxford, he returned to his life …

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  • 28Edward Gibbon — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Gibbon (homonymie). Edward Gibbon Edward Gibbon (8 mai 1737 16 janvier …

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  • 29Sampson Erdeswicke —     Sampson Erdeswicke     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Sampson Erdeswicke     Antiquarian, date of birth unknown; died 1603. He was born at Sandon in Staffordshire, his father, Hugh Erdeswicke, being descended from Richard de Vernon, Baron of… …

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  • 30Joseph Banks — For other people named Joseph Banks, see Joseph Banks (disambiguation). Sir Joseph Banks, Bt Joseph Banks, as painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1773 …

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