EntityQ6286581· pop 8· linked from 802 articlesQ6286581Sign in to saveEnglish antiquarian and writer (1752–1803)PersonBorn1752-10-02Died1803-09-23via Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn2 October 1752Died23 September 1803via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven nameJosephGendermaleCitizenshipKingdom of Great BritainPlace of birthStockton-on-TeesPlace of deathHoxtonOccupationhistorianLanguages spokenEnglish languageImageJoseph Ritson (cropped).jpgShow 3 more factsConnectionsanimal consciousnessEntityVegetarian and vegan symbolismEntityCategories1752 births1803 deaths18th-century English antiquarians18th-century English male writers18th-century English writers19th-century English antiquarians19th-century English male writers19th-century English writersArthurian scholarsCollectors of fairy talesConverts to Hinduism from ChristianityEnglish animal rights scholars