Theophilus Cibber

Theophilus Cibber (born November 26, 1703 , † 1758 ) was an English actor and author.

Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Time of Dean Swift ( 1753 ) is his best-known work to this day, although his authorship was already controversial during his lifetime. Samuel Johnson attributed it in part to Robert Shiel . Other parts of the text are taken from older works by Gerard Langbaine and Giles Jacob .

Works

Theophilus Cibber: Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Time of Dean Swift . London. 1753
Dissertations on Theatrical Subjects. 1756

Individual evidence

^ Leonard RN Ashley: Colley Cibber. Twayne, New York 1965, p. 199.

personal data
SURNAME	Cibber, Theophilus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English actor and author
DATE OF BIRTH	November 26, 1703
DATE OF DEATH	1758

[1] Leonard RN Ashley: Colley Cibber. Twayne, New York 1965, p. 199.