George Mason (1735 – 1806) was an English writer and book collector.[1]
Life
editMason was born in 1735 as the eldest son of John Mason (d. 1750), distiller, of Deptford Bridge.[2] Later in life, having inherited ample means, he was enabled to collect some of the scarcest books in Greek, Latin, and English literature.[2]
His main works are An Essay on Design in Gardening (1768) and A Supplement to Johnson's English Dictionary (1801).[2]
Mason died unmarried at Aldenham Lodge, Hertfordshire on 4 Nov. 1806.[2]
Bibliograohy
edit- An essay on design in gardening, 1795
- A supplement to Johnson's English dictionary, 1803
- The life of Richard Earl Howe, 1803
- Poems by Thomas Hoccleve, never before printed, 1796[3]
References
edit- ^ Sambrook, James (2004). "Mason, George (1735–1806)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18271. Retrieved 2020-12-29. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b c d Goodwin, Gordon (1893). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ "George Mason (Mason, George, 1735-1806) | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
Further reading
edit- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.