Roscoe, William (1753-1831)
Possessore Id00014084
TipologiaPersona
Estremi biografici1753 - 1831
Altre informazionisee DNB; Ian Sellers, `William Roscoe, the Roscoe Circle and Radical Politics in Liverpool, 1787-1807', Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, 120 (1969 for 1968), 45-62; Donald A. Macnaughton, Roscoe of Liverpool: His Life, Writings and Treasures 1753-1831 (Birkenhead, 1996), esp. ch. 5 (pp. 132-43) on the library; sale, Catalogue of the Very Select and Valuable Library of William Roscoe, Esq. (Liverpool: Winstanley, 19 Aug. 1816); see Clarke, Repertorium, 511-16.
William Roscoe (8 March 1753 – 30 June 1831) was an English historian, leading abolitionist, art collector, M.P. (briefly), lawyer, banker, botanist and miscellaneous writer, perhaps best known today as an early abolitionist and for his poem for children The Butterfly's Ball, and the Grasshopper's Feast.
The commercial troubles of 1816 brought into difficulties the banking house with which he was connected, and forced the sale of his collection of books and pictures.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Roscoe
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Attività
Inizio (anno)1753
Fine (anno)1831
MARC Area Codee-uk-en
LuogoLiverpool (Geonames Id: 2644210)
Professione / Tipologia dell’enteStudioso/erudito
StatusLaico
Ultima modifica2018-06-14 15:04:02