Thomas Frognall Dibdin

British bibliographer (1776-1847)

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Sex or gender: male^[17]
Date of birth: August 31, 1776, 1776^[8]
Date of death: November 18, 1847, 1847^[9]
Place of birth: Kolkata
Place of death: Kensington
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[11]
Occupation: writer, bibliographer, Catholic priest
Educated at: St John's College^[12]
Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society^[13]
Father: Thomas Dibden^[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[27]
Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886, Library of the World's Best Literature, Dictionnaire Bouillet^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]
Given name: Thomas^[18]
Member of: Royal Society of London, Roxburghe Club, Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Rouen^[14]^[15]^[16]
Writing language: English

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Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Dictionnaire Bouillet

Occupation 2

writer, bibliographer

Award received 1

Fellow of the Royal Society

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Educated at 1

St John's College

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Ludovico Marracci

Given name 1

Thomas

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Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Member of 1

Royal Society of London

Place of birth 1

Kolkata

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Kensington

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Fritz Lange

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male

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English

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Summary

Thomas Frognall Dibdin was born on August 31, 1776^[1], in Kolkata^[2]. He died on November 18, 1847^[3], in Kensington^[4]. He worked as a writer^[5], bibliographer^[6], and Catholic priest^[7].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Frognall Dibdin born?

Thomas Frognall Dibdin was born in Kolkata^[2].

Where did Thomas Frognall Dibdin die?

Thomas Frognall Dibdin passed away in Kensington^[4].

Who were Thomas Frognall Dibdin's parents?

Thomas Frognall Dibdin's father was Thomas Dibden^[10].

What did Thomas Frognall Dibdin do for work?

Thomas Frognall Dibdin worked as a writer^[5], bibliographer^[6], and Catholic priest^[7].

Where did Thomas Frognall Dibdin go to school?

Thomas Frognall Dibdin was educated at St John's College^[12].

What awards did Thomas Frognall Dibdin receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[13].

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[2] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — place of birth (P19): Kolkata. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-15. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — place of death (P20): Kensington. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — father (P22): Thomas Dibden. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — educated at (P69): St John's College. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — occupation (P106): writer. Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — occupation (P106): bibliographer. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — occupation (P106): Catholic priest. VcBA (identifier). Retrieved 2026-09-11. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — award received (P166): Fellow of the Royal Society. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — member of (P463): Royal Society of London. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — member of (P463): Roxburghe Club. roxburgheclub.org.uk. roxburgheclub.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — member of (P463): Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Rouen. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — date of birth (P569): August 31, 1776. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — date of birth (P569): 1776. Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — date of death (P570): November 18, 1847. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — date of death (P570): 1847. Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — given name (P735): Thomas. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — described by source (P1343): Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890). wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — described by source (P1343): The Nuttall Encyclopædia. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — described by source (P1343): Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — described by source (P1343): Library of the World's Best Literature. bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — described by source (P1343): Dictionnaire Bouillet. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Thomas Frognall Dibdin — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.

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NLB authority ID (Belarus) → SEK-ar14195646

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Occupation → writer, bibliographer, Catholic priest

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