Novelist. Born New York City as Herman Melvill. After 7 years as a seaman on whaling ships 1837 - 44 he began writing about his experiences and in 1851 published Moby Call-me-Ishmael Dick. In that book he refers to Bentham's auto-icon which he would have seen when he was in London on 1849. Died New York City.
See Londonist for some more on Melville's London.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Herman Melville
Herman Melville, 1819 - 1891, author of Moby Dick, lived here in 1849. Englis...
Author for children. Born Oak Street, Ealing, where the plaque now is. Specialised in writing long series of stories generally using a different pen-name for each. Most famously, as Charles Hamil...
Writer. Born Newbury. His first book 'A Bear Called Paddington' was published in 1958. There have been 23 Paddington books. Also wrote for adults.
John H. Watson, MD, friend of Sherlock Holmes.
Poet and novelist. Born Robert von Ranke Graves at Red Branch House, Lauriston Road, Wimbledon. Professor of English at Cairo and Professor of Poetry at Oxford. His early poetry included 'Over the ...
Person, Literature, Poetry, Egypt, Spain
A memorial service for Michael Winner, attended by, amongst others, Sir Roger Moore, Sir Michael Caine and Sir Michael Parkinson, was hel...
London County Council William Wilkie Collins, 1824 - 1889, novelist, lived here.
Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Politician. His Wikipedia page shows that he was elected as a Liberal Party Member of Parliament for the southern division of Essex in 1868, but lost the seat at the 1874 election. He was appointed...
Daughter to Christopher and Irene Turner which explains her being born Tanzania and brought up in other exotic places. She co-founded a publishing company with Roy Strasburger in Southern England b...
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