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See also:- ROBINSON, EDWARD (1794–1863)
- ROBINSON, HENRY CRABB (1777–1867)
- ROBINSON, JOHN (1575–1625)
- ROBINSON, JOHN (1650-1723)
- ROBINSON, JOHN THOMAS ROMNEY (1792–1882)
- ROBINSON, MARY [" Perdita "] (1758–1800)
- ROBINSON, SIR JOHN BEVERLEY, BART
- ROBINSON, SIR JOSEPH BENJAMIN (1845– )
- ROBINSON, THEODORE (1852-1896)
ROBINSON, See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
HENRY CRABB (1777–1867) , See also:English journalist and diarist, the son of a See also:tanner, was See also:born at See also:Bury St See also:Edmunds on the 13th of See also:March 1775. In 1796 he entered the See also:- OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")
office of a See also:solicitor in See also:London, but two years later, having inherited a sum of See also:money sufficient to give him a small yearly income, he started in 1800 upon a tour on the See also:Continent, travelling chiefly in See also:Germany and Bohemia. In 1802 he became a student at the university of See also:Jena, where he remained until his return to See also:England in 18os. After vain endeavours to obtain a See also:post in the See also:diplomatic service, he was appointed See also:foreign correspondent for The Times at See also:Altona. His letters, " From the See also:Banks of the See also:Elbe," were published in this newspaper during 1807, and on his return he became its foreign editor. In 1808 at the outbreak of the See also:Peninsular See also:War he was sent out as See also:special war correspondent—an innovation in English journalism—for The Times to See also:Spain. There he witnessed See also:Sir See also:John See also:Moore's See also:retreat at See also:Corunna. After his return to England he read for the See also:bar at the See also:Middle See also:Temple, and, from 1813 to 1828 he practised as a See also:barrister, retiring as soon as he had acquired a modest competence. He is remembered chiefly as the friend of See also:Lamb, See also:Coleridge, See also:Wordsworth and See also:Southey. He was a See also:great conversationalist, and his breakfast parties rivalled those of See also:Samuel See also:Rogers. He died in London on the 5th of See also:February 1867.
I-ifs See also:Diary of 35 volumes, his See also:Journals of 3o volumes, and his Letters and Reminiscences in 36 volumes, contain vivid pictures See also:drawn by an acute and sympathetic observer who had exceptional opportunities of studying contemporary celebrities. They are preserved at Dr See also:Williams's Library in See also:Gordon Square, London. Crabb Robinson seems to have intended to edit these for publication, but except for a meagre selection edited by See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
Thomas See also:Sadler and entitled The Diary, Reminiscences and See also:Correspondence of H. Crabb Robinson (1869), they have never been reprinted. Crabb Robinson was one of the founders of the See also:Athenaeum See also:Club and of University See also:College, London.
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