Portrait of William Howitt

William Howitt

Authors · historian

British writer (1792–1879)

About William Howitt

William Howitt (18 December 1792 – 3 March 1879), was a prolific English writer on history and other subjects. Howitt Primary Community School in Heanor, Derbyshire, is named after him and his wife.

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Known for
The Golden casket, William Howitt's reply to Mr. Saunder's appeal to the press and the public, Visits to remarkable places
Born
1792-12-18
Died
1879-03-03

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