William Godwin's Diary

Roscoe, William

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 2 times, and was a venue (V) 0 times.

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1809

12  May  1809

1831

30  June  1831

  • Name: Roscoe, William
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 8  March  1753
  • Death Date: 27  June  1831
  • Occupation: historian
  • Occupation: patron of the arts

Godwin records his death, a few days out, on 30 June.

The entry of 12 May 1809: 'dine at Johnson’s , w. Fuseli, Bonnycastle, Knowles, 2 Roscoes and Dr Tuston' has also been treated as referring to William Roscoe. Tyson's Joseph Johnson biography provides evidence of Roscoe's interaction with the Johnson circle.

  • DNB.
  • Gerald P. Tyson, Joseph Johnson: A Liberal Publisher (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1979), pp. 115-6.

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

Name Number of Meetings
Johnson, Joseph 1
Fuseli, Henry (Johann Heinrich Füssli) 1
Bonnycastle, John 1
Knowles, John 1
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