William Maginn

male, deceased (1842)
William Maginn, journalist and miscellaneous writer, born at Cork, became a contributor to "Blackwood's Magazine", and after moving to London in...
William Allingham

William Allingham

male, deceased (1889)
William Allingham (March 19, 1824 or 1828 - November 18, 1889) was an Irish man of letters and poet. He was born at Ballyshannon, Donegal, and was...
David Masson

David Masson

male, deceased (1907)
David Masson (December 2, 1822 - October 6, 1907), was a Scottish writer. He was born in Aberdeen, and educated at the grammar school there and at...
Francis Sylvester Mahony

Francis Sylvester Mahony

male, deceased (1866)
Francis Sylvester Mahony (1804‑1866), humorist, born at Cork, and educated at the Jesuit College at Clongoweswood, Co. Kildare, at Amiens, and at Ro...

John Lang

male, deceased (1864)
John Lang (c. 1817 - August 20 1864) was an Australian lawyer and is said to be the first Australian born novelist. Lang was born at Parramatta,...
Thomas Spencer Baynes

Thomas Spencer Baynes

male, deceased (1887)
Thomas Spencer Baynes (24 March 1823 in Wellington - 31 May 1887 in London) was a philosopher, son of a Baptist minister, born at Wellington,...
Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd

Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd

male, deceased (1899)
Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd (November 3, 1825 - March 1, 1899), miscellaneous writer, son of Rev. Dr. Boyd of Glasgow, originally intended for...
William Stirling-Maxwell

William Stirling-Maxwell

male, deceased (1878)
Sir William Stirling-Maxwell of Pollock, 9th Baronet (8 March 1818 - 15 January1878), was an Scottish historical writer, politician and virtuoso....
William Broderip

William Broderip

male, deceased (1859)
William John Broderip (November 21, 1789-February 27, 1859) was an English naturalist, born in Bristol. After graduating at Oxford he was called to...