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Topham Beauclerk (/ b oʊ ˈ k l ɛər / boh-KLAIR; 22 December 1739 – 11 March 1780) was a celebrated wit and a friend of Samuel Johnson and Horace Walpole.
Charles Francis Topham de Vere Beauclerk (born 22 February 1965), also styled Earl of Burford by courtesy, is a British aristocrat and heir to the peerage title of Duke of St Albans. Beauclerk first came to public attention when he attempted to interfere with a debate in the House of Lords , declaring a Bill which would exclude hereditary peers ...
18 de abr. de 2012 · Abstract. When Dr Johnson’s friend Topham Beauclerk died in 1780, his small collection of antiquities was sold along with a range of objects reflecting his interests in all branches of natural philosophy. Some of the antiquities came to the British Museum via Joseph Banks and Charles Townley.
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Topham Beauclerk primary name: Beauclerk, Topham Details individual; British; Male. Life dates 1739-1780. Biography Grandson of 1st Duke of St Albans; married to Lady ...
James Boswell, future author of the Life of Johnson, found Topham Beauclerk “a man of wit, literature and fashion in a distinguished degree.” He was very conscious that Topham was the great-grandson of Charles II and Nell Gwyn. Dr Johnson said he “would walk to the extent of the diameter of the earth to save Beauclerk.”
1 de jul. de 2012 · When Dr Johnson’s friend Topham Beauclerk died in 1780, his small collection of antiquities was sold along with a range of objects reflecting his interests in all branches of natural...
