Albert Richard Smith
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British writer (1816–1860)
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Albert Richard Smith was a male citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, born in Chertsey on May 24, 1816. He worked as a physician, writer, mountaineer, novelist, and journalist. He also wrote under the pseudonym Punch. His notable works include *The social parliament*, *The story of Mont Blanc*, *The Pottleton legacy*, *The natural history of evening parties*, and *The adventures of Mr. Ledbury and his friend Jack Johnson*, which was illustrated with 21 full-page etchings on steel by John Leech.
Smith died in London on May 23, 1860. He is buried in Brompton Cemetery. He is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1816
- Died
- 1860
- Works
- 128
Top works
- The cricket on the hearth, or, A fairy tale of home
- The social parliament
- The story of Mont Blanc
- [Fair star; or, The singing apple and the dancing waters
- The Pottleton legacy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Albert
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Chertsey
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- writer
- Sport
- mountaineering
- Image
- Albert Smith Engraving.jpg
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- place of burial
- Brompton Cemetery
- date of death
- 1860-05-23
- date of birth
- 1816-05-24
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Albert Richard Smith
- pseudonym
- Punch
- P8168
- Maxine Bahns
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