Curated category
19th-century English writers
- Charles DarwinCharles Robert Darwin was born on the 12th of February 1809 at his family's home, The Mount, in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. He was the fifth of six children of…
- Winston ChurchillOn the 30th of November 1874, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born at his family's ancestral home, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.
- H. G. WellsHerbert George Wells was born at Atlas House, 162 High Street in Bromley, Kent, on the 21st of September 1866. He grew up as the fourth and last child of…
- William WordsworthWilliam Wordsworth entered the world on the 7th of April 1770 in Cockermouth, Cumberland. He was the second of five children born to John Wordsworth and Ann…
- Joseph PriestleyJoseph Priestley was born in Birstall, West Yorkshire, on the 24th of March 1733. He grew up as the oldest of six children to Mary Swift and Jonas Priestley…
- John Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill was born on the 20th of May 1806 at 13 Rodney Street in Pentonville, London. His father James Mill, a Scottish philosopher and historian…
- John SnowJohn Snow was born on the 15th of March 1813 in York, England. He grew up in a neighborhood that sat directly beside the River Ouse.
- David RicardoDavid Ricardo was born on the 18th of April 1772 in London. He entered the world as the third surviving child of Abraham Israel Ricardo and Abigail Delvalle.
- Thomas Robert MalthusThomas Robert Malthus was born on the 14th of February 1766 at The Rookery. This small elegant mansion stood near Dorking in Surrey.
- Humphry DavyHumphry Davy was born on the 17th of December 1778 in Penzance, Cornwall. He grew up as the eldest of five children to Robert Davy and Grace Millett.