William Godwin's Diary

Taylor, Thomas

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

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1789

30  May  1789

1791

11  April  1791

1792

2  March  1792

1795

25  April  1795 (NV) 27  April  1795

  • Name: Taylor, Thomas
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 15  May  1758
  • Death Date: 1  November  1835
  • Occupation: philosopher
  • Occupation: translator

Thomas Taylor was a Neoplatonist philosopher. He was also noted for his poor translations of Aristotle and Plato which, despite their quality, were probably sources of William Blake's mythological system.

'T Taylor' and some instances of 'Taylor' have been identified as Thomas; see discussion under John Taylor.

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

Name Number of Meetings
Hollis, Thomas Brand 3
2
Geddes, Dr Alexander 2
Johnson, Joseph 1
1
Hollis, John 1
Morgan, George Cadogan 1
Romilly, Sir Samuel 1
Disney, John 1
Zenobio, Count Alvise 1
Crosdill, John 1
Bannister, John 1
Thorkelin, Grímur Jónsson 1
Piozzi, Hester Lynch (Thrale) (née Salusbury) 1
Jerningham, 1
1
Vaughan, William 1