A Scottish novelist, entrepreneur, and political and social commentator. Because he was the first novelist to deal with issues of the Industrial Revolution, he has been called the first political novelist in the English language (Wikipedia).
Scottish writer (1779-1839)
| Born | 2 May 1779 |
| Died | 11 April 1839 |
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Scottish writer (1779-1839)
| Born | 2 May 1779 |
| Died | 11 April 1839 |
Subjects
Fiction, Biography, Social life and customs, History, Description and travel, Biographies, Fiction, historical, general, Scotland, fiction, Fiction, general, Histoire, English literature, Manners and customs, Painters, Scotland in fiction, Scottish Novelists, Travel, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Canadian immigration literature, Cardinals, Cardinaux, Children's fiction, Clergy, Explorateurs, Explorers, Intellectual lifePlaces
Scotland, Great Britain, England, Grande-Bretagne, Mediterranean Region, Angleterre, Canada, Ontario, Québec (Province), Rochester (N.Y.), Africa, America, Antilles, Argentina, Asia, Europe, Greece, Guatemala, Irvine (Scotland), London, London (England), Mediterranean Sea, Mexico, Middle East, New York (State)People
John Galt (1779-1839), Benjamin West (1738-1820), Thomas Wolsey (1475?-1530), George Gordon Byron Byron Baron (1788-1824), Grant Thorburn (1773-1863), Agamemnon King of Mycenae (Mythological character), Benjamin West (1738-1820,), Father Time, George III King of Great Britain (1738-1820), George Vancouver (1757-1798), Gruoch Queen, consort of Macbeth, King of Scotland, James Cook (1728-1779), José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1766-1840), Simón Bolívar (1783-1830), William Paterson (1658-1719)Time
19th century, 19e siècle, 1509-1547 (Henri VIII), Henry VIII, 1509-1547, To 1867, 1509-1547 (Henry VIII), 18th century, James I, 1406-1437, Mary Stuart, 1542-1567, Stuarts, to the Union, 1371-1707ID Numbers
- OLID: OL422205A
- GoodReads: 264416
- ISNI: 0000000109070345
- Library of Congress Names: n78092852
- Project Gutenberg: 588
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CUBV070804
- VIAF: 61562976
- Wikidata: Q1642740
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q1642740
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Alternative names
- Galt, John
- John GALT
- John Galt, Esq.
- John Galt Esq.
- John John Galt
- John 1779-1839 Galt
- JOHN GALT
- J Galt
- GALT-J
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