William Godwin's Diary

Nichols, John

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 20 times, and was a venue (V) 5 times.

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1791

5  March  1791

1794

3  January  1794 6  June  1794 17  June  1794 27  November  1794 (V) 29  November  1794 16  December  1794 20  December  1794

1795

25  May  1795 (V)

1798

13  January  1798

1802

8  April  1802 (V)

1803

27  June  1803 (V)

1811

4  March  1811 6  March  1811 21  April  1811 13  June  1811

1813

1  May  1813 (V)

1818

9  June  1818

1825

1  February  1825

1826

26  November  1826

  • Name: Nichols, John
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 2  February  1745
  • Death Date: 26  November  1826
  • Occupation: printer
  • Occupation: writer

John Nichols was a major printer, antiquarian and biographer, initially in partnership with William Bowyer, and then in his own right. He had premises in Red Lion Pasage off Fleet Street, and when these burnt down the firm moved to 25 Parliament Street, with Nichols now in partnership with his son, John Bowyer Nichols, who succeeded him. See his family's extensive DNB entry, "Nichols family".

We have not coded an entry in July 1796 for 'trial Nichols vs Beckham' since this refers to a Norwich trial that Godwin attended on his trip to East Anglia.

Godwin records his death.

The entry for 'Nichols, Printer, Parliamt Street' on 11 April 1830 refers to Nichols's son.

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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 2
Disney, John 2
Geddes, Dr Alexander 1
White, 1
Towers, Joseph Lomas 1
Webb, 1
Phillips, Sir Richard (Philip Richards) 1
Thorkelin, Grímur Jónsson 1