William Godwin's Diary

Robinson, Anthony

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 29 times, but was not at home (N) 1 time, and was a venue (V) 5 times.

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1798

14  August  1798

1799

6  August  1799

1810

22  March  1810 (V)

1811

17  January  1811 (V) 10  March  1811 21  March  1811 22  March  1811 27  May  1811 5  August  1811 25  November  1811 11  December  1811

1812

28  May  1812 27  June  1812 29  June  1812 3  August  1812 (N) 3  August  1812 (V) 4  August  1812 6  August  1812 (V) 8  August  1812 8  September  1812 (V)

1813

1  January  1813 22  February  1813 26  October  1813

1814

27  February  1814 19  May  1814 3  October  1814

1820

10  May  1820 21  October  1820

1827

21  January  1827

  • Name: Robinson, Anthony
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: July  1762
  • Death Date: 21  January  1827
  • Occupation: sugar refiner
  • Occupation: writer

Anthony Robinson (1762–1827), sugar refiner and writer, is indicated as either ‘Ant’ or ‘A’. According to the DNB, he lived an active literary life and was acquainted with John Towill Rutt and Henry Crabb Robinson (of no relation), and was subsequently introduced to William Hazlitt and the Lambs.Godwin writes to him on the subject of Malthus and population. He records his death in 1827.

  • DNB.

This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name Number of Meetings
Robinson, Henry Crabb 2
Collier, John Dyer 2
Collier, Jane (Payne) 2
Clairmont, Clara Mary Jane (Claire) 2
Imlay, Fanny (Godwin) 2
Johnson, Joseph 1
Boddington, Samuel 1
Sharp, Richard (Conversation Sharp) 1
1
Clairmont, Charles 1
Godwin, Mary Jane (Clairmont) (née de Vial) 1
Adams, Dr Joseph 1
Rutt, John Towill 1
Hunter, Rowland 1
Parry, John 1
Chalmers, Alexander 1
Bonnycastle, John 1
Malthus, Rev Thomas Robert 1
Knowles, John 1