William Godwin's Diary

Taylor, William

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 17 times, but was not at home (N) 3 times, and was a venue (V) 4 times.

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1794

1  July  1794 2  July  1794

1796

9  July  1796 9  July  1796 10  July  1796 (V)

1797

28  February  1797

1799

29  April  1799

1800

28  April  1800

1803

29  September  1803 (N) 30  September  1803 1  October  1803 (V)

1805

6  September  1805 (NV) 7  September  1805 7  September  1805 (V) 9  September  1805

1815

5  June  1815 10  June  1815 (N)

  • Name: Taylor, William
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 7  November  1765
  • Death Date: 5  March  1836
  • Occupation: reviewer
  • Occupation: translator

William Taylor was a prominent figure in dissenting and whiggish circles in Norwich. He was also a regular writer for the Monthly Reviewer and was acknowledged as a leading Germanist. In 1789 he was involved in the movement to repeal the Test and Corporation Acts and in 1790 he founded the Norwich Revolution Society and conducted its correspondence.

All instances of 'W Taylor' in the diary have been coded as William and some instances of 'Taylor' may refer to him also; see discussion under John Taylor.

  • David Chandler, Norwich Literature, 1788-97: A Critical Survey (unpub. Oxford D.Phil. thesis, 1997).
  • DNB.

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

Name Number of Meetings
Perry, James (Pirie) 2
Taylor, John 2
Este, Reverend Charles 2
Alderson, Dr James 2
Thelwall, John 2
Fell, Ralph 1
Stoddart, John 1
Pitchford, John 1
Boaden, James 1
Opie, John 1
Wolcot, Dr John (pseudonym Peter Pindar) 1
Southey, Henry Herbert 1
Hazlitt, William 1
Gurney, Hudson 1
Dalrymple, William 1
Frost, John 1
Blake, Arthur 1
Bosville, William 1
Gurney, Bartlett 1
Barnard, William 1
March, John 1
Newton, Reverend Samuel 1
1
Cozens, John 1
Taylor, John 1
Taylor, Susannah (née Cook) 1
Enfield, Dr William 1
Lawrence, Sir Thomas 1
Barnard, 1
Mackintosh, Sir James (of Kyllachy) 1