Gibbon
101Edward Gibbon — ➡ Gibbon * * * …
102Gibbon,Edward — Gib·bon (gĭbʹən), Edward. 1737 1794. British historian who wrote the classic text The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776 1788). * * * …
103GIBBON, EDWARD — eminent historian, born at Putney, near London, of good parentage; his early education was greatly hindered by a nervous complaint, which, however, disappeared by the time he was 14; a wide course of desultory reading had, in a measure,… …
104Gibbon, Edward — (1737–1794) Not Gibbons. English historian …
105GIBBON, Edward — (1737 1794) English HISTORIAN famed for his book The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776 1781). A youthful CONVERT to ROMAN CATHOLICISM he rejected CHRISTIANITY and presented a hostile interpretation of the rise of the CHRISTIAN CHURCH… …
106Gibbon, Edward — (1737 1794) Historian, was b. at Putney of an ancient Kentish family. His f. was Edward G., and his mother Judith Porten. He was the only one of a family of seven who survived infancy, and was himself a delicate child with a precocious love of …
107Edward Gibbon — Infobox Person caption = Edward Gibbon (1737–1794) birth date = April 27, 1737 death date = death date and age|1794|1|16|1737|4|27 birth place = Putney, England, UK death place = London, England, UKEdward Gibbon (April 27, 1737 [Gibbon s birthday …
108John Gibbon — Infobox Military Person name=John Gibbon born= birth date|1827|4|20 died= death date and age|1896|2|6|1827|4|20 placeofbirth= Holmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania placeofdeath= Baltimore, Maryland placeofburial=Arlington National Cemetery… …
109Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon — First Edition, Volume I, 1796 Contents 1 …
110Edward Gibbon — (* 27. Apriljul./ 8. Mai 1737greg. in Putney bei London; † 16. Januar 1794 in London) war einer der bedeutendsten britischen Historiker in der Zeit der Aufklärung …
