Edward Gibbon (may 8, 1737 – jan 16, 1794)
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Edward Gibbon, (born May 8 [April 27, Old Style], 1737, Putney, Surrey, England—died January 16, 1794, London), English rationalist historian and scholar best known as the author of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776–88), a continuous narrative from the 2nd century CE to the fall of Constantinople in 1453.Added to timeline:
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may 8, 1737
jan 16, 1794
~ 56 years