Steevens, George, 1736-1800
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Name (Latin)
Steevens, George, 1736-1800
Other forms of name
Stevens, George, 1736-1800
Date of birth
1736-05-10
Date of death
1800-01-22
Occupation
Book collectors
Editors
Scholars
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- DNB(Steevens, George, 1736-1800; literary editor and scholar; commentator on Shakespeare; grad. Eton; attended King's College, Cambridge but did not take a degree; brought together a valuable library of Elizabethan literature and engravings; b. Poplar, London, 10 May 1736; d. Hampstead, 22 Jan. 1800)
- Shakespeare, W. Dramatic works, 1850:t.p. (George Stevens, Esq.; editor)
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George Steevens
William Evans (floruit 1797-1856), after Johann Zoffany (1733-1810), stipple and line engraving,, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
George Steevens FRS (10 May 1736 – 22 January 1800) was an English writer and Shakespearean scholar. He was best known for collaborating with Samuel Johnson and Isaac Reed to produce The Plays of Shakespeare with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators (1773).
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