William Godwin's Diary

Lardner, Dionysius

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 19 times, but was not at home (N) 1 time, and was a venue (V) 6 times.

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1830

6  May  1830 (V) 4  June  1830 (V) 23  August  1830 (V) 27  August  1830 (N) 27  August  1830 30  August  1830 (V) 13  September  1830 (V)

1831

1  May  1831 7  June  1831

1833

10  September  1833 23  September  1833 6  November  1833 11  November  1833 14  November  1833 2  December  1833

1834

6  May  1834 16  May  1834

1835

6  July  1835 (V) 21  July  1835

  • Name: Lardner, Dionysius
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 3  April  1793
  • Death Date: 29  April  1859
  • Occupation: public lecturer
  • Occupation: writer on science

See DNB.

26 August 1830 - a note to Godwin apologising for not having called owing to pressure of business and saying that he hoped to be able to call in a day or so.
28 August 1830 – Dr Dionysius Lardner turning down Godwin’s Essays for Cabinet Cyclopedia
31 August 1830 – Dionysius Lardner to W G Proposing a work to Longman (for Godwin?)
15 September 1830 Dr Lardner – has consulted with the Directors of the Cyclopedia and they are not willing to go ahead with further publication at this point

  • MS. Abinger c. 13, fols. 101-2: 26 Aug. 1830
  • MS. Abinger c. 13, fols. 104-5: 28 Aug. 1830
  • MS. Abinger c. 13, fols. 106-7: 31 Aug. 1830
  • MS. Abinger c. 13, fols. 109-110: 15 Sept. 1830

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

Name Number of Meetings
Stepney, Lady Catherine (née Pollok) (Manners) 5
Bury, Lady Charlotte Susan Maria (née Campbell) 4
Stanhope, Leicester Fitzgerald Charles (fifth earl of Harrington) 3
Murray, John Samuel 3
Shepherd, Lady Mary (née Primrose) 3
Wood, Mrs Somerville 2
Campbell, Thomas 2
Joseph, Samuel 2
Uwins, Thomas 2
Lockhart, John Gibson 2
Sheridan, Charles 2
Jerdan, William 1
Wallace, 1
Babbage, Charles 1
Pickersgill, Henry William 1
1
Picken, Andrew 1
Poole, John 1
Martin, John 1
Ayrton, William 1
Mill, John Stuart 1