John Newbery

male, deceased (1767)
British, KingdomofBritain, From Reading, Berkshire, from Waltham St Lawrence, newbery medal, English…The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes
John Newbery (baptized 9 July 1713 - 22 December 1767) was a British publisher of books who first made children's literature a sustainable and...

Jonathan Haraden

male, deceased (1803)
from Massachusetts, George Rodney, General Pickering, Massachusetts State Navy, KingdomofBritain, Bay of Biscay…War of Independence
Jonathan Haraden (11 November 1744 - 23 November 1803) was a privateer during the American Revolution. Born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Haraden...

James Mugford

male, deceased (1776)
British, HMS Hope, USS Mugford, Lady Washington, KingdomofBritain, USS Lady Washington
James Mugford was a captain in the Continental Navy. Captain Mugford commanded schooner "Franklin" in the Continental Navy, serving through 1775 in...

Claudia L. Johnson

female
Princeton University, Princeton University faculty, British, feminist theory, Scholar, restoration…KingdomofBritain
Claudia L. Johnson is the Murray Professor of English Literature at Princeton University; she is also currently chairperson of the English...
Anna Laetitia Barbauld

Anna Laetitia Barbauld

female, deceased (1825)
Romantic women writer, Women poet, British, Essayist, Eighteen Hundred and Eleven, French Revolution…KingdomofBritain
Anna Laetitia Barbauld (June 20, 1743-March 9, 1825) was a prominent eighteenth-century British poet, essayist, and children's author. As a "woman...