Edward Gibbon

Person · Open Library

Born

1796

Died

1862

Works

42

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1737-04-27

Active to

1794-01-16

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Edward Gibbon (27 April 1737 –16 January 1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. The Decline and Fall is known for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its open criticism of organised religion. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Edward+Gibbon">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Equation of State Calculations by Fast Computing Machines

   · 1953 · cited 29,965x

2. Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being.

   · 2000 · cited 28,607x

3. The "What" and "Why" of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behavior

   · 2000 · cited 24,822x

4. Adsorption of Gases in Multimolecular Layers

   · 1938 · cited 24,552x

5. THE USE OF LEAD CITRATE AT HIGH pH AS AN ELECTRON-OPAQUE STAIN IN ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

   · 1963 · cited 18,994x

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Quotes

• “I disdain to add a single reflection; nor shall I qualify the conduct of my adversary with any of those harsh epithets, which might be interpreted as the expressions of resentment, though I should be constrained to use them as the only words in the English language which could accurately represent my cool and unprejudiced sentiments.”
• “Mr. Gibbon may still maintain the character of an historian; but it is difficult to conceive how Mr. Davis will support his pretensions, if he aspires to that of a gentleman.”
• “The writer who aspires to the name of historian, is obliged to consult a variety of original testimonies, each of which, taken separately, is perhaps imperfect and partial. By a judicious reunion and arrangement of these dispersed materials, he endeavours to form a consistent and interesting narrative.”
• “It is the misfortune of controversy, that an error may be committed in three or four words, that cannot be rectified in less than thirty or forty lines.”
• “There are some advocates who would disgrace Christianity, if Christianity could be disgraced, by the manner in which they defend her cause.”
• “My readers, if any readers have accompanied me thus far, must be satisfied, and indeed satiated, with the repeated proofs which I have made of the weight and temper of my adversary's weapons. They have, in every assault, fallen dead and lifeless to the ground: they have more than once recoiled, and dangerously wounded the unskilful hand that had presumed to use them.”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Edward

Gender

male

Citizenship

Kingdom of Great Britain

Place of birth

Putney

Place of death

London

Occupation

writer

Educated at

University of Oxford

Political party

Whigs

Languages spoken

Czech

Religion

Protestantism

Notable work

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Field of work

popular science literature

Image

Edward Emily Gibbon.jpg

Residence

Putney

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