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Who was Edward Gibbon?

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Who was Edward Gibbon?

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Historian. Date and Place of Birth: 8th May 1737, Putney, London, England. Family Background: Father was well off due to inheriting a fortune from his own father. He lived in society and parliament. Education: Magdalen College, Oxford. Chronology/Biography of Edward Gibbon: Written Works: 1758: Essai sur L’Etude de la Litterature. 1776: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Marriage: Never married but was forced to break off his engagement to Suzanna Churchod by his dissapproving father. He kept in touch with Churhod all his life, even after she later married Jacques Necker the Finance Minister of King Loius the Sixteenth of France. Places of Interest: Date and Place of Death: 16th June 1794, London, England. Age at Death: 57. Site of Grave: St. Mary and St.