William Godwin's Diary

Roy, Rammohun

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 6 times, but was not at home (N) 1 time, and was a venue (V) 1 time.

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1832

1  April  1832

1833

15  March  1833 25  July  1833 (V) 26  July  1833 10  August  1833 (N) 15  August  1833

  • Name: Roy, Rammohun
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: Not Before: 1772 - Not After: 1774
  • Death Date: 27  September  1833
  • Occupation: religious writer
  • Occupation: political philosopher
  • Occupation: ambassador

Rammohun Roy, religious and political thinker, was born in Bengal and later settled in Calcutta. Politically liberal, he founded two Indian newspapers in 1822 and campaigned for a free press. He came to England in 1833 as Ambassador to Emporer Akbar II and developed an interest in British politics. He died in Bristol in 1833.

Godwin meets him on several occasions between 1832 and 1833, at Mrs Woods and Leicester Stanhope's, but he also calls on and writes to Roy, and Roy returns the call (and letter).

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

Name Number of Meetings
Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer (first Baron Lytton) 2
Stanhope, Leicester Fitzgerald Charles (fifth earl of Harrington) 2
Wood, Mrs Somerville 2
Moore, Thomas 1
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft (née Godwin) 1
Thelwall, John 1
Bulwer, (William) Henry Lytton Earle (Baron Dalling and Bulwer) 1
Stepney, Lady Catherine (née Pollok) (Manners) 1
Bury, Lady Charlotte Susan Maria (née Campbell) 1
Booth, Isabel (née Baxter) 1
Sass, John Henry 1
Jerdan, William 1
Hill, 1
Campbell, Thomas 1
Boddington, Samuel 1
Cossley Hall, Mary 1