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Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794

LC control no.n 80005416
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingGibbon, Edward, 1737-1794
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Variant(s)Gībūn, Idvārd, 1737-1794
گىبون، ادوارد
Other standard no.Q161841
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Associated countryGreat Britain
LocatedLausanne (Switzerland)
Birth date1737-05-08
Death date1794-01-16
Place of birthPutney (London, England)
Place of deathLondon (England)
Field of activityHistory
Profession or occupationHistorians Authors Legislators
Special noteNon-Latin script reference not evaluated.
Found inHis The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire ... 1804-05.
Die Freiheit der Schweizer, 2015: title page (Edward Gibbon) jacket (Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) is considered the father of modern historiography. He lived a long time in Lausanne)
Inḥiṭāṭ va suqūṭ-i impirātūrī-i Rūm, 1968: t.p. (ادوارد گىبون = Idvārd Gībūn) t.p. verso (Edward Gibbon [in rom.])
Wikipedia, November 3, 2021 (Edward Gibbon; b. 8 May 1737, Putney, Surrey, England, d. 16 January 1794, London, England; English historian, writer, and Member of Parliament)
   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Gibbon>
Associated languageeng