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Find out more about the greatest 19th Century Biographers, including G. K. Chesterton, Stefan Zweig, Ida Tarbell, Karl Pearson and Henry Adams.

Famous 19th Century Biographers

Carl SandburgCarl Sandburg
06 January 1878, American
Writer & Editor
Henry AdamsHenry Adams
16 February 1838, American
Historian

Nirad C. ChaudhuriNirad C. Chaudhuri
23 November 1897, Indian
Indian writer

John George NicolayJohn George Nicolay
26 February 1832, American
Biographer

Swami SivanandaSwami Sivananda
08 September 1887, Indian
Spiritual & Yoga Teacher

Giles Lytton StracheyLytton Strachey
01 March 1880, British
Writer
Karl PearsonKarl Pearson
27 March 1857, British
Mathematician, Historian of mathematics,

Rahul SankrityayanRahul Sankrityayan
09 April 1893, Indian
Linguist, Author, Autobiographer, Biographer

Charles Francis Adams Sr.Charles Francis Adams Sr.
18 August 1807, American
Writer
Harold NicolsonHarold Nicolson
21 November 1886, British
Diplomat

Josephine TeyJosephine Tey
25 July 1896, British
Writer, Playwright, Novelist, Screenwriter,
Ruth BenedictRuth Benedict
05 June 1887, American
Anthropologist, Folklorist, University teacher,

Georgios GrivasGeorgios Grivas
06 June 1897, Cypriot
Cypriot leader

Anna DostoevskayaAnna Dostoevskaya
12 September 1846, Russian
Memoirist

E.F. BensonE.F. Benson
24 July 1867, British
Novelist

William Allen WhiteWilliam Allen White
10 February 1868, American
Editor
Sir Leslie StephenSir Leslie Stephen
28 November 1832, British
Author

Eleanor FarjeonEleanor Farjeon
13 February 1881, British
Writer

Jeanne ModiglianiJeanne Modigliani
29 November 1918, Italian
Historian

Paul CottinPaul Cottin
05 June 1856, French
Writer
Compton MackenzieCompton Mackenzie
17 January 1883, British, Scottish
Writer

James Truslow AdamsJames Truslow Adams
18 October 1878, American
Historian of the modern age, Historian, Biographer
Kathleen O'MearaKathleen O'Meara
1839 AD, French
Writer

James FarleyJames Farley
30 May 1888, American
Politician

Clarence DayClarence Day
18 November 1874, American
Author
Cornelia Otis SkinnerCornelia Otis Skinner
30 May 1899, American
Author

Richard AldingtonRichard Aldington
08 July 1892, British
Writer
Teresa, Contessa GuiccioliTeresa, Contessa Guiccioli
1800 AD, Italian
Biographer

Douglas Southall FreemanDouglas Southall Freeman
16 May 1886, American
Historian

Regine OlsenRegine Olsen
23 January 1822, Danish
Writer
Leon Leonwood BeanLeon Leonwood Bean
13 October 1872, American
Inventor

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Louis UntermeyerLouis Untermeyer
01 October 1885, American
Author
Nikolay NekrasovNikolay Nekrasov
10 December 1821, Russian
Poet

Edward John TrelawnyEdward John Trelawny
13 November 1792, British
Biographer

Léon WerthLéon Werth
17 February 1878, French
Writer

Edmund GosseEdmund Gosse
21 September 1849, British
Poet
James Anthony FroudeJames Anthony Froude
23 April 1818, British
Historian
Vera FignerVera Figner
01 July 1852, Russian
Revolutionary

Johanna SchopenhauerJohanna Schopenhauer
09 July 1766, German
Writer

Mary Anne ClarkeMary Anne Clarke
03 April 1776, British
Author

Mason Locke WeemsMason Locke Weems
11 October 1759, American, Scottish
Author
Mari SandozMari Sandoz
11 May 1896, American
Novelist

Marcel SchwobMarcel Schwob
23 August 1867, French
Writer

Thomas Jefferson HoggThomas Jefferson Hogg
24 May 1792, British
Barrister

Padraic ColumPadraic Colum
08 December 1881, Irish
Poet

Maurice-Georges PaléologueMaurice-Georges Paléologue
13 January 1859, French
French diplomat and writer
Emil LudwigEmil Ludwig
25 January 1881, Swiss, German
Writer

Emmanuel, comte de Las CasesEmmanuel, comte de Las Cases
21 June 1766, French
Author
Franklin Benjamin SanbornFranklin Benjamin Sanborn
15 December 1831, American
Journalist

Samuel Edward Krune MqhayiSamuel Edward Krune Mqhayi
01 December 1875, South African
Dramatist

Clifford Whittingham BeersClifford Whittingham Beers
30 March 1876, American
Author
Hartley ColeridgeHartley Coleridge
19 September 1796, British
Poet

Amelia OpieAmelia Opie
12 November 1769, British
Novelist and poet
Laure Junot, Duchess of AbrantèsLaure Junot, Duchess of Abrantès
06 November 1784, French
Writer

Alice Stone BlackwellAlice Stone Blackwell
14 September 1857, American
Journalist, Poet, Biographer, Feminist

Tom TaylorTom Taylor
19 October 1817, British
Dramatist

Carl Van DorenCarl Van Doren
10 September 1885, American
Critic

Maxwell FryMaxwell Fry
02 August 1899, British
Architect
Graciliano RamosGraciliano Ramos
27 October 1892, Brazilian
Writer

Frans G. BengtssonFrans G. Bengtsson
04 October 1894, Swedish
Author

Van Wyck BrooksVan Wyck Brooks
16 February 1886, American
Critic

Josephine Shaw LowellJosephine Shaw Lowell
16 December 1843, American
Biographer
W. N. P. BarbellionW. N. P. Barbellion
07 September 1889, British
Author

Robert ChambersRobert Chambers
10 July 1802, Scottish
Geologist
Joseph PennellJoseph Pennell
04 July 1857, American
Artist

S.N. BehrmanS.N. Behrman
09 June 1893, American
Playwright

John Gibson LockhartJohn Gibson Lockhart
14 July 1794, Scottish
Biographer
Mariano AzuelaMariano Azuela
01 January 1873, Mexican
Author

Louis Antoine Fauvelet de BourrienneLouis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
09 July 1769, French
Diplomat
John ForsterJohn Forster
02 April 1812, British
Biographer

Moncure D. ConwayMoncure D. Conway
17 March 1832, American
Writer

Henriette CampanHenriette Campan
06 October 1752, French
Educator
Dumas MaloneDumas Malone
10 January 1892, American
Historian

Hervey AllenHervey Allen
08 December 1889, American
Writer, Novelist, Literary critic, Poet,
Joaquim NabucoJoaquim Nabuco
19 August 1849, Brazilian
Writer

Sergey AksakovSergey Aksakov
01 October 1791, Russian
Autobiographer

William ArcherWilliam Archer
23 September 1856, Scottish
Writer

Francis H. UnderwoodFrancis H. Underwood
12 January 1825, American
Writer
Henry Francis CaryHenry Francis Cary
06 December 1772, British
Biographer
Clorinda Matto de TurnerClorinda Matto de Turner
11 September 1852, Peruvian
Writer

Richard GarnettRichard Garnett
27 February 1835, British
English librarian

Catherine Drinker BowenCatherine Drinker Bowen
01 January 1897, American
Witer

Diana AbgarDiana Abgar
17 October 1859, Armenian
Writer
Edgar SaltusEdgar Saltus
08 October 1855, American
Writer

Thomas Alexander BrowneThomas Alexander Browne
06 August 1826, Australian
Author

William HayleyWilliam Hayley
09 November 1745, British
Writer

Jacques RivièreJacques Rivière
15 July 1886, French
Writer

Martin BoydMartin Boyd
10 June 1893, Australian, British
Writer
Kanagaki RobunKanagaki Robun
06 January 1829, Japanese
Author

Karl August Varnhagen von EnseKarl August Varnhagen von Ense
21 February 1785, German
Biographer
Annie Turner WittenmyerAnnie Turner Wittenmyer
26 August 1827, American
Writer

Matthew SimpsonMatthew Simpson
21 June 1811, American
Biographer
Samuel Ringgold WardSamuel Ringgold Ward
17 October 1817, American
Author
Gladys Bronwyn SternGladys Bronwyn Stern
17 June 1890, British
Journalist, Novelist, Literary critic, Biographer