William Godwin's Diary

Birkbeck, George

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 13 times, and was a venue (V) 6 times.

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1827

9  March  1827 (V) 25  July  1827 (V) 5  November  1827 (V)

1828

28  January  1828 (V) 15  May  1828 (V) 28  July  1828 (V) 18  December  1828

1832

25  March  1832 30  March  1832 3  April  1832 26  June  1832

1833

2  September  1833

1834

30  May  1834

  • Name: Birkbeck, George
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 10  January  1776
  • Death Date: 1  December  1841
  • Occupation: physician
  • Occupation: educationist

George Birkbeck was a physician who moved to London in 1807 where he had a very successful career and became heavily involved in a number of London institutions. He was one of the founders of London University and moved in Whig circles, being especially close to Lord Brougham. Birkbeck College in the University of London is names after him.

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

Name Number of Meetings
Stanhope, Leicester Fitzgerald Charles (fifth earl of Harrington) 4
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft (née Godwin) 2
Stepney, Lady Catherine (née Pollok) (Manners) 2
Wood, Mrs Somerville 2
Campbell, Thomas 1
Sass, John Henry 1
Booth, Isabel (née Baxter) 1
Owen, Robert 1
Bowring, Sir John 1
Clairmont, Charles 1
Rossetti, Gabriele Pasquale Giuseppe 1
Wilkie, Sir David 1
Hudson, John Corrie 1
Babbage, Charles 1
Thelwall, John 1