Born Saint-Malo, Brittany. Died Paris.
Went to America in 1791, returned to France and then in 1793 escaped to England where he lived in extreme poverty until returning to France in 1800. He returned in 1822 as French Ambassador and resided in Portland Place.
Wrote The Genius of Christianity (Paris,1802) and Memoirs from beyond the tomb (1849-50).
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Chateaubriand
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Chateaubriand
In 1793 the author of Memoires D'Outre-Tombe, Chateaubriand, 1768 - 1848, l...
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Horatio ('Horace') Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford
Writer and collector. Youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole. His gothic novel "The Castle of Otranto"' was published in 1764. But his passion was his gothic creation, his house at Strawberry Hill,...
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Frances (Fanny) Burney
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Captain Frederick Marryat
Novelist and officer in Royal Navy where he was a bit of a hero, rescuing men from drowning, etc. Born Catherine Court, Tower Hill or Great George Street, Westminster, depending on source. Entere...
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Died Weimar.
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Giles Lytton Strachey
Critic and biographer known professionally as Lytton Strachey. At Cambridge he joined The Apostles. Was a prominent conscientious objector in WW1. His Wikipedia page gives a comprehensive overvi...
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F. E. Smith, Earl Birkenhead
Lawyer and politician. Born Frederick Edwin Smith in Pilgrim Street, Birkenhead. Called to the bar in 1899 and entered parliament in 1906. He became Attorney-General and Lord Chancellor. Successful...
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George Meredith - Kingston upon Thames
KT2, London Road, 144, Buick House
Erected before October 2008.
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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital
The hospital's founder was Dr Elizabeth Garrett Anderson. This hospital provides women-centred services including the right of a woman to be treated by a female doctor.
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