Anna Laetitia Barbauld
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Summary
Anna Laetitia Barbauld was born on June 20, 1743[1], in Kibworth Harcourt[2]. She died on March 9, 1825[3], in Stoke Newington[4]. She worked as a poet[5], children's writer[6], literary critic[7], essayist[8], and writer[9]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (532 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of death: London[11]
- Date of birth: January 1, 1743[12]
- Date of death: January 1, 1825[13]
- Place of burial: London[14]
- Father: John Aitken[15]
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[16], France[17]
- Field of work: poetry[18], essay[19], literary criticism[20], children's literature[21], literature[22]
- Notable work: A Legacy for Young Ladies, Consisting of Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose and Verse[23], Eighteen Hundred and Eleven[24], Epistle to William Wilberforce, Esq. on the Rejection of the Bill for abolishing the Slave Trade.[25], Poems by Anna Laetitia Barbauld. From the London Edition. To which is added, an epistle to William Wilberforce, esq.[26], Poems[27], The Correspondence of Samuel Richardson[28], The Female Speaker[29], The Works of Anna Laetitia Barbauld[30]
- Religion or worldview: Protestantism[31]
- Sex or gender: female[32]
- Commons category: Anna Laetitia Barbauld[33]
- Archives at: New York Public Library Main Branch[34]
- Family name: Barbauld[35]
- Given name: Anna[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Anna Laetitia Barbauld[37]
- Described at URL: https://stainforth.scu.edu/catalog/person/?id=4121[38], https://cudl.colorado.edu/luna/servlet/UCBOULDERCB1~65~65[39]
- Relative: Lucy Aikin[40]
- Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[41], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], BEIC Digital Library[43], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[44], Women Writers in Review[45], Library of the World's Best Literature[46], A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography[47], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[48]
Why It Matters
Anna Laetitia Barbauld has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] She is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Works attributed to her include Lessons for Children[51], a written work[52].
FAQs
Where was Anna Laetitia Barbauld born?
Anna Laetitia Barbauld's place of birth was Kibworth Harcourt[2].
Where did Anna Laetitia Barbauld die?
Anna Laetitia Barbauld passed away in Stoke Newington[4].
Who were Anna Laetitia Barbauld's parents?
Anna Laetitia Barbauld's father was John Aitken[15].
What did Anna Laetitia Barbauld do for work?
Anna Laetitia Barbauld worked as a poet[5], children's writer[6], literary critic[7], essayist[8], and writer[9].