Edward Ellerker Williams
Edward Ellerker Williams (born April 22, 1793 in India, † July 8, 1822 in the sea near Pisa) was a British colonial officer, diary author and friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley .
Edward Williams was the son of East India Company Army Officer John Williams. He was sent to England to attend Eton College . At the age of 14, he entered the Royal Navy . In 1811 he moved to the East India Company's 8th Light Dragoon Regiment. In 1818 he retired into private life with half pay.
He got to know Shelley through his regimental comrade Thomas Medwin , a cousin of the poet Shelley. From 1819 to 20 Medwin, Williams and his partner Jane lived together in Geneva, and in 1821 in Pisa, where they also met Lord Byron .
On July 8, 1822, Shelley, Williams, a friend named Daniel Roberts and a young Cornish boatman died when Shelley's boat capsized and sank in a storm.
Williams was an avid diary writer and talented draftsman. His notes are of great value to Shelley research.
literature
- Maria Gisborne & Edward E. Williams, Their Journals and Letters , Edited by Frederick L. Jones, (1951) Norman, University of Oklahoma Press
- Journal of Edward Ellerker Williams , with an introduction by Richard Garnett, (1902) London, Elkin Mathews
- Shelley and His Circle 1773-1822 , Edited by Donald H. Reiman, Cambridge, Harvard University Press Vol. IV, p. 816-829
- Carol L. Thoma, Williams, Edward Ellerker (1793–1822) , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [1]
Web links
- Sporting Sketches during a Short Stay in Hindustane
- EE Williams portrait of Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Journal Pictures
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Williams, Edward Ellerker |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British colonial officer, diary writer and friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1793 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | India |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 8, 1822 |
| Place of death | Sea at Pisa |