Thomas Frognall Dibdin
Thomas Frognall Dibdin (* 1776 in Calcutta ; † November 18, 1844 in Kensington ) was an English bibliographer .
Dibdin first attended school in Eton, then devoted himself to theology and bibliography in Cambridge, and was already ordained as a clergyman, called by Count Spencer as a librarian in Althorp. His most famous works are the "Introduction to the Greek and Latin classics" (Gloucester 1803; 4th ed., Lond. 1827, 2 vol.), Which contains bibliographical information on over 112 old writers, and "The bibliomania" (das. 1809 , 4th ed. 1875). At the same time he edited Robinson's English translation of Thomas More 's satirical-didactic text "Utopia" (Lond. 1809, 3 vol.) With annotations and woodcuts. His richly furnished "Typographical antiquities of Great Britain" (Lond. 1810–19, 4 vols.) As well as his "Bibliotheca Spenceriana" (das. 1814–15, 4 vols.), Illustrated with woodcuts and facsimiles, caused a sensation. Aedes Althorpianae "(das. 1822, 2 vol.), A list of the art treasures in Althorp Castle, was added. His "Bibliographical Decameron" (Lond. 1817, 3 vol.), A masterpiece of the art of printing, is rich in interesting bibliographical anecdotes, even if it does not hold water against the more severe criticism.
He also published: "Bibliographical, antiquarian and picturesque tour in France and Germany" (Lond. 1821, 3 vol .; 3rd ed. 1838), the result of nine months of research in the libraries of the continent, and "Bibliographical etc. tour in the northern counties of England and Scotland "(das. 1838, 2 vol.), both typographical splendid works, the latter, however, far inferior to the former in content and interest. His amusing work "Bibliophobia, remarks on the present languid and depressed state of literature and the book-trade, by Mercurius Rusticus" (Lond. 1832) and his "Reminiscences of a literary life" (1836, 2 vols.) published.
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| SURNAME | Dibdin, Thomas Frognall |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English bibliographer and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1776 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Calcutta |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 18, 1844 |
| Place of death | Kensington (London) |