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The Biographical Treasury
''The Biographical Treasury, a dictionary of universal biography'' (London, 1854) was a reference book written and published by British author Samuel Maunder. It reached a 13th edition in 1866, when it was rewritten by William Leist Readwin Cates. Structure The biographies in the book were arranged in alphabetical order. A detailed bibliography was provided at the end of the book. Reception The book, essentially a who's who ''Who's Who'' (or ''Who is Who'') is the title of a number of reference publications, generally containing concise biography, biographical information on the prominent people of a country. The title has been adopted as an expression meaning a gr ... of important persons in Britain at that time, was one of the most popular books of the 19th century. It has proven to be popular even in the 20th century, and is available in several libraries worldwide. Notes External links archive.orgarchive.orghathitrust.orgworldcat.orgopenlibrary.orgopenlibrary.org 185 ...
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Samuel Maunder
Samuel Maunder (1785 – 30 April 1849) was an English writer and composer of many works. He married a sister of William Pinnock, the author of numerous catechisms and educational works. Maunder was the author of several books, most notably '' The Biographical Treasury''. Life He belonged to a Devon family settled near Barnstaple. His sister married William Pinnock, the well-known projector of the educational ''Catechisms'', which were published in eighty-three parts between 1837 and 1849. Maunder took part in their preparation, although only Pinnock's name appears on their title-page. The two were also partners in a publishing business in London, and published for two or three years the ''Literary Gazette''. Under his own name Maunder compiled and issued numerous dictionaries, chiefly for educational purposes. He died at his house in Gibson Square, Islington, on 30 April 1849. Works ''The Scientific and Literary Treasury''(London 1843) ''Treasury of Natural History''(London 18 ...
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William Leist Readwin Cates
William Leist Readwin Cates (12 November 1821 – 9 December 1895) was an English lawyer and compiler of reference works. Life The eldest son of Robert Gates, a solicitor of Fakenham, Norfolk, and his wife, Mary Ann Readwin, was born there on 12 November 1821. He was educated for the law under a private tutor, and after passing his examinations at London University went to Chatteris, Cambridgeshire. He subsequently moved to Gravesend for about a year, but, failing to establish a practice, took an appointment in 1844 as articled clerk to John Barfield, a solicitor at Thatcham, Berkshire. Cates abandoned the legal profession, first for private tuition, and then to write. In 1848 he was at Wilmslow, Cheshire, and some years later at Didsbury, near Manchester. In 1860 he moved to London, in order to co-operate with his friend Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward. Failing health compelled Cates to leave London in September 1887 for Hayes, near Uxbridge, where he died on 9 December 1895. Wo ...
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Who's Who
''Who's Who'' (or ''Who is Who'') is the title of a number of reference publications, generally containing concise biographical information on the prominent people of a country. The title has been adopted as an expression meaning a group of notable persons. The oldest and best-known is the annual publication ''Who's Who'', a reference work on contemporary prominent people in Britain published annually since 1849. In addition to legitimate reference works, some ''Who's Who'' lists involve the selling of "memberships" in fraudulent directories that are created online or through instant publishing services. AARP, the University at Buffalo and the Government of South Australia have published warnings of these ''Who's Who'' scams. Notable examples by country * ''Who's Who'', the oldest listing of prominent British people since 1849; people who have died since 1897 are listed in ''Who Was Who.'' * ''Cambridge Who's Who'' (also known as ''Worldwide Who's Who''), a vanity publisher ...
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1854 Books
Events January–March * January 4 – The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the ''Samarang''. * January 6 – The fictional detective Sherlock Holmes is perhaps born. * January 9 – The Teutonia Männerchor in Pittsburgh, U.S.A. is founded to promote German culture. * January 20 – The North Carolina General Assembly in the United States charters the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad, to run from Goldsboro through New Bern, to the newly created seaport of Morehead City, near Beaufort. * January 21 – The iron clipper runs aground off the east coast of Ireland, on her maiden voyage out of Liverpool, bound for Australia, with the loss of at least 300 out of 650 on board. * February 11 – Major streets are lit by coal gas for the first time by the San Francisco Gas Company; 86 such lamps are turned on this evening in San Francisco, California. * February 13 – Mexican troops force William Walker and ...
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