Person    | Male  Born 26/3/1838  Died 22/10/1903

W. E. H. Lecky

Categories: History, Literature

Countries: Ireland

Historian. Born William Edward Hartpole Lecky in Newtonpark, County Dublin, Ireland. Initially he studied to be a priest in the Protestant Church of Ireland, but turned to historiography. His chief work is 'A History of England During the Eighteenth Century' published in parts from 1878 to 1890. Died at his home, 38 Onslow Gardens.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
W. E. H. Lecky

Commemorated ati

W.E.H. Lecky

London County Council W.E.H. Lecky, 1838-1903, historian and essayist lived a...

Read More

Other Subjects

Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon

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...

Person, History

3 memorials
Lucinda Dickens Hawksley

Lucinda Dickens Hawksley

Great-great-great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens.

Person, Friend / family, History, Literature

1 memorial
Leonard Huxley

Leonard Huxley

Writer. His works include biographies of his father Thomas Henry Huxley and Charles Darwin. Father of Aldous and Julian Huxley, the unidentified child in the photograph is presumably one of his sons.

Person, History, Literature

1 memorial
Theatre Courtyard Gallery, The

Theatre Courtyard Gallery, The

Their address is: New Inn Broadway London EC2A 3PR. From their website: "In 2008, a team  of archaeologists from MOLA discovered the remains of The Theatre, one of London’s earliest playhouses, bur...

Group, History, Theatre

1 memorial
John James Park

John James Park

Author of the first History of Hampstead which he published aged 16. Celebrated career in law. Son of Thomas Park.

Person, History, Law

1 memorial