Edward Gibbon was born on April 27, 1737[1], in Putney[2]. He died on January 16, 1794[3], in London[4]. He worked as a historian[5], politician[6], classical scholar[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,455 views/month, #6,685 of 1,000,298).[9]
Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain[16]
Field of work: history[17], classical antiquity[18], popular science literature[19]
Position held: Member of Parliament of Great Britain[20], member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain[21], member of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain[22]
Educated at: Magdalen College[23], Westminster School[24], Kingston Grammar School[25], University of Oxford[26]
Notable work: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire[27]
Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[43]
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Things named for Edward Gibbon include 10334 Gibbon[44], an asteroid[45].
Why It Matters
Edward Gibbon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
He has been cited as an influence by Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès[48], a politician[49], 1748–1836[50], of France[51].
Works attributed to him include The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire[52], a historical non-fiction work[53]. Entities named for him include 10334 Gibbon[44], an asteroid[45].
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