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Edward Gibbon

English historian and politician (1737–1794)

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Edward Gibbon was an 18th-century English historian and politician best known for his monumental work *The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire*, which remains one of the most influential historical texts ever written. His scholarly approach to examining how and why a great civilization collapsed continues to shape how historians study the past and how people understand the trajectory of powerful societies.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Edward
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Place of birth: Putney
Place of death: London
Occupation: writer
Educated at: University of Oxford
Political party: Whigs
Languages spoken: Czech
Religion: Protestantism
Notable work: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Field of work: popular science literature
Image: Edward Emily Gibbon.jpg
Residence: Putney

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date of birth: 1737-00-00
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member of: Royal Society
date of death: 1794-00-00
Commons Creator page: Edward Gibbon
influenced by: Montesquieu
cause of death: peritonitis
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manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: Edward Gibbon
place of burial: Fletching
writing language: English language
ethnic group: English people
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36 objects attributed to Edward Gibbon, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Istoria della decadenza e rovina dell Impero Romano

Histoire de la décadence et de la chute de l'Empire romain

Histoire de la décadence et de la chûte de l'Empire Romain

Histoire de la décadence et de la chute de l'Empire romain

Histoire de la décadence et de la chûte de l'Empire Romain

Histoire de la décadence et de la chute de l'Empire romain

The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire

Histoire de la décadence et de la chute de l'Empire romain

Histoire de la décadence et de la chute de l'Empire Romain

Histoire de la décadence et de la chute de l'Empire romain

Histoire de la décadence et de la chute de l'Empire Romain

Histoire de la décadence et de la chute de l'Empire romain

The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire

Histoire de la décadence et de la chute de l'Empire romain

Histoire de la décadence et de la chûte de l'Empire Romain

Histoire de la décadence et de la chute de l'Empire romain

The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire

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Edward Gibbon (/ˈɡɪbən/; 8 May 1737 – 16 January 1794) was a British essayist, historian and minor politician. His most important and influential work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1789, to critical and commercial success. It is known for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its polemical criticism of organised religion.

Early life: 1737–1752

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Edward Gibbon

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