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Lang, John, 1816-1864

LC control no.n 80035685
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationPR9619.2.L26
Personal name headingLang, John, 1816-1864
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Associated countryAustralia
Birth date1816-12-19
Death date1864-08-20
Place of birthParramatta (N.S.W.)
Profession or occupationAuthors Novelists Lawyers Journalists
Found inHis Too much alike, 1882.
Lucy Cooper, 1992: t.p. (John Lang) p. ii-iii (b. 1816, in Sydney; christened John George Lang; grew up in Sydney and attended Cape's School and Sydney College; moved to England in Mar. 1837; entered but soon left Trinity College of the University of Cambridge; studied law in the Middle Temple in London and was called to the bar May 28, 1841, aged 25; married Lucy Peterson in 1839 and returned to Australia in 1841; practiced law and wrote novels; moved to Calcutta, India, by 1845; and in 1853, moved to England, where he wrote novels under his own name) back cover (John Lang, 1816-1864; born in Parramatta; died in India; conducted a newspaper for some years in India)
AusLit, Aug. 19, 2005 (Lang, John; a.k.a. Lang, John George; Epsilon; also writes as: Mofussilite (1 work); J. L.; Mof.; Brother Jeffrey; b. Dec. 19, 1816, Parramatta, N.S.W.; d. Aug. 20, 1864)
Associated languageeng