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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

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

Karl PearsonKarl Pearson
27 March 1857, British
Mathematician, Historian of mathematics,

Giles Lytton StracheyLytton Strachey
01 March 1880, British
Writer

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

Ruth BenedictRuth Benedict
05 June 1887, American
Anthropologist, Folklorist, University teacher,

Harvey CushingHarvey Cushing
08 April 1869, American
Physician, Neuroscientist, Neurosurgeon, Academic,
Rahul SankrityayanRahul Sankrityayan
09 April 1893, Indian
Linguist, Author, Autobiographer, Biographer

Josephine TeyJosephine Tey
25 July 1896, British
Writer, Playwright, Novelist, Screenwriter,
Compton MackenzieCompton Mackenzie
17 January 1883, British, Scottish
Writer

Eleanor FarjeonEleanor Farjeon
13 February 1881, British
Writer

James FarleyJames Farley
30 May 1888, American
Politician

James Truslow AdamsJames Truslow Adams
18 October 1878, American
Historian of the modern age, Historian, Biographer

Douglas Southall FreemanDouglas Southall Freeman
16 May 1886, American
Historian
William Allen WhiteWilliam Allen White
10 February 1868, American
Editor

Edmund GosseEdmund Gosse
21 September 1849, British
Poet

Richard AldingtonRichard Aldington
08 July 1892, British
Writer

Georgios GrivasGeorgios Grivas
06 June 1897, Cypriot
Cypriot leader
Mason Locke WeemsMason Locke Weems
11 October 1759, American, Scottish
Author

Henri BarbusseHenri Barbusse
17 May 1873, French
Writer, Journalist, Esperantist, Screenwriter,
Louis UntermeyerLouis Untermeyer
01 October 1885, American
Author

Nikolay NekrasovNikolay Nekrasov
10 December 1821, Russian
Poet

Padraic ColumPadraic Colum
08 December 1881, Irish
Poet
Edward John TrelawnyEdward John Trelawny
13 November 1792, British
Biographer

Leon Leonwood BeanLeon Leonwood Bean
13 October 1872, American
Inventor
James Anthony FroudeJames Anthony Froude
23 April 1818, British
Historian

Cornelia Otis SkinnerCornelia Otis Skinner
30 May 1899, American
Author

Vera FignerVera Figner
01 July 1852, Russian
Revolutionary
Benjamin FondaneBenjamin Fondane
14 November 1898, French, Romanian
Linguist, Poet, Librarian, Film director,

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Franklin Benjamin SanbornFranklin Benjamin Sanborn
15 December 1831, American
Journalist
Francis H. UnderwoodFrancis H. Underwood
12 January 1825, American
Writer

Leopoldo LugonesLeopoldo Lugones
13 June 1874, Argentinian
Poet

Clarence DayClarence Day
18 November 1874, American
Author

Mari SandozMari Sandoz
11 May 1896, American
Novelist
Emil LudwigEmil Ludwig
25 January 1881, Swiss, German
Writer
Graciliano RamosGraciliano Ramos
27 October 1892, Brazilian
Writer

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

Clifford Whittingham BeersClifford Whittingham Beers
30 March 1876, American
Author

Carl Van DorenCarl Van Doren
10 September 1885, American
Critic
Swami SivanandaSwami Sivananda
08 September 1887, Indian
Spiritual & Yoga Teacher

Thomas Jefferson HoggThomas Jefferson Hogg
24 May 1792, British
Barrister

Joaquim NabucoJoaquim Nabuco
19 August 1849, Brazilian
Writer

Hartley ColeridgeHartley Coleridge
19 September 1796, British
Poet

Mariano AzuelaMariano Azuela
01 January 1873, Mexican
Author
Maxwell FryMaxwell Fry
02 August 1899, British
Architect

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

Tom TaylorTom Taylor
19 October 1817, British
Dramatist

Dumas MaloneDumas Malone
10 January 1892, American
Historian
Frans G. BengtssonFrans G. Bengtsson
04 October 1894, Swedish
Author

Emmanuel, comte de Las CasesEmmanuel, comte de Las Cases
21 June 1766, French
Author
Van Wyck BrooksVan Wyck Brooks
16 February 1886, American
Critic

Amelia OpieAmelia Opie
12 November 1769, British
Novelist and poet

Joseph PennellJoseph Pennell
04 July 1857, American
Artist

Hervey AllenHervey Allen
08 December 1889, American
Writer, Novelist, Literary critic, Poet,

Katharine AnthonyKatharine Anthony
27 November 1877, American
Biographer
Samuel Edward Krune MqhayiSamuel Edward Krune Mqhayi
01 December 1875, South African
Dramatist

John Gibson LockhartJohn Gibson Lockhart
14 July 1794, Scottish
Biographer

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

Sergey AksakovSergey Aksakov
01 October 1791, Russian
Autobiographer
Laure Junot, Duchess of AbrantèsLaure Junot, Duchess of Abrantès
06 November 1784, French
Writer

Elizabeth Cabot AgassizElizabeth Cabot Agassiz
05 December 1822, American
Educator
Louis Antoine Fauvelet de BourrienneLouis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
09 July 1769, French
Diplomat

Catherine Drinker BowenCatherine Drinker Bowen
01 January 1897, American
Witer

Henriette CampanHenriette Campan
06 October 1752, French
Educator
William HayleyWilliam Hayley
09 November 1745, British
Writer

Henry Francis CaryHenry Francis Cary
06 December 1772, British
Biographer
Thomas Alexander BrowneThomas Alexander Browne
06 August 1826, Australian
Author

Gladys Bronwyn SternGladys Bronwyn Stern
17 June 1890, British
Journalist, Novelist, Literary critic, Biographer

Jacques RivièreJacques Rivière
15 July 1886, French
Writer
Martin BoydMartin Boyd
10 June 1893, Australian, British
Writer

Matthew SimpsonMatthew Simpson
21 June 1811, American
Biographer
Samuel Ringgold WardSamuel Ringgold Ward
17 October 1817, American
Author

Karl August Varnhagen von EnseKarl August Varnhagen von Ense
21 February 1785, German
Biographer

Alcides ArguedasAlcides Arguedas
15 July 1879, Bolivian
Writer

Annie Turner WittenmyerAnnie Turner Wittenmyer
26 August 1827, American
Writer
Robert ChambersRobert Chambers
10 July 1802, Scottish
Geologist
Kanagaki RobunKanagaki Robun
06 January 1829, Japanese
Author

Evert Augustus DuyckinckEvert Augustus Duyckinck
23 November 1816, American
Publisher

Charles Cowden ClarkeCharles Cowden Clarke
15 December 1787, British
Author

E.F. BensonE.F. Benson
24 July 1867, British
Novelist
Maria StellaMaria Stella
16 April 1773, Italian
Memoirist

Frederick Robert TennantFrederick Robert Tennant
01 September 1866, British
Theologian

Frédéric MassonFrédéric Masson
08 March 1847, French
Historian

Bo BergmanBo Bergman
06 October 1869, Swedish
Writer

Rafael Arévalo MartínezRafael Arévalo Martínez
25 July 1884, Guatemalan
Writer
Lucy WheelockLucy Wheelock
01 February 1857, American
Translator

Manuel GálvezManuel Gálvez
06 May 1882, Argentinian
Novelist
Giovanni Battista CavalcaselleGiovanni Battista Cavalcaselle
22 January 1819, Italian
Writer

Hannah Johnston BaileyHannah Johnston Bailey
05 July 1839, American
Advocate
Lester WallackLester Wallack
01 January 1820, American
Actor
Richard GarnettRichard Garnett
27 February 1835, British
English librarian