Person    | Male  Born 1737  Died 16/1/1794

Edward Gibbon

Categories: History

Mainly known for 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' Click on external site for an entertaining and enthusiastic introduction to the writings. It was there that we learnt that Gibbon died following an operation to cure his hydrocele, (enlarged scrotum - think melons), a condition from which Mrs Thrale's husband also suffered.

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Edward Gibbon

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Edward Gibbon

London County Council Edward Gibbon, 1737 - 1794, historian, lived in a hous...

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Edward Gibbon - SW15

Plaque unveiled by Professor David Wormersley who has written many books on G...

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Wine Office Court

The Rhymers' Club is not specifically mentioned on the plaque but Ye Olde Che...

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Musical Heritage

Musical Heritage

Merged with the Heritage Foundation.

Group, History, Music / songs

5 memorials
Christopher Wade

Christopher Wade

 Hampstead historian. Born in Bradford. Attended Trinity College, Cambridge, was a Flight Lieutenant in the RAF in WW2, joined the BBC and rose to become head of the television script unit. Married...

Person, Community / Clubs, History

1 memorial
50th anniversary of VJ Day

50th anniversary of VJ Day

The surrender of Japan was announced in Japan (USA, Europe, etc.) on 14 (15) August 1945 and effectively ended WW2. The paperwork was done two weeks later on 2 September. All three dates are someti...

Event, History

3 memorials
J. Starkie Gardner

J. Starkie Gardner

Sculptor of, and historian on, decorative ironwork. Also wrote on geology and botany and collected fossils. His company, based in Lambeth, did all the metal work at 2 Temple Place, inside and out, ...

Person, Craft / Design, History, Sculpture

1 memorial
Henry Brooks Adams

Henry Brooks Adams

Apart from the fact that he won a Pulitzer for "Education of Henry Adams," 1919, all that the web can supply for him is quotations. You might have better luck. We published this plaque in 2009 and...

Person, Education, History, Journalism / Publishing, USA

1 memorial