Find out more about the greatest 18th Century Historians, including David Hume, Friedrich Schiller, Thomas Carlyle, Edward Gibbon and François-René de Chateaubriand

Famous 18th Century Historians

David HumeDavid Hume
26 April 1711, Scottish
Philosopher & Historian
Friedrich SchillerFriedrich Schiller
10 November 1759, German
Poet, Playwright, Historian & Philosopher

Edward GibbonEdward Gibbon
27 April 1737, British
Historian

Horace WalpoleHorace Walpole
24 September 1717
Writer, Novelist, Autobiographer, Politician

James MillJames Mill
06 April 1773, American, Scottish
Historian

Thomas GrayThomas Gray
26 December 1716, British
Poet, Writer, Literary critic
François-René de ChateaubriandFrançois-René de Chateaubriand
04 September 1768, French
Writer, Politician, Diplomat, Historian, Poet,

Leopold von RankeLeopold von Ranke
21 December 1795, German
Historian, Academic, University teacher, Writer

Adolphe ThiersAdolphe Thiers
15 April 1797, French
Lawyer, Politician, Journalist, Historian, Writer

Germaine de StaëlGermaine de Staël
22 April 1766, French
Philosopher
Jules MicheletJules Michelet
21 August 1798, French
Historian, Archivist, Writer, Diarist, Professor,

William WhewellWilliam Whewell
24 May 1794, British
Economist, Physicist, Historian, Philosopher,
François GuizotFrançois Guizot
04 October 1787, French
Politician, Diplomat, Historian, Translator,

Adam FergusonAdam Ferguson
20 June 1723, British
Philosopher, Librarian, Historian, Soldier,

Thomas ArnoldThomas Arnold
13 June 1795, British
Educator
N. F. S. GrundtvigN. F. S. Grundtvig
08 September 1783, Danish
Poet, Historian, Philosopher, Theologian, Writer,

Mountstuart ElphinstoneMountstuart Elphinstone
06 October 1779, British, Scottish
Statesman
Anne GrantAnne Grant
21 February 1755, British
Poet, Historian