William Jerdan

(1782-1869)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Jerdan, William, 1782-1869 NRA: Jerdan William (1782-1869) journalist DNB: Jerdan, William (1782-1869), journalist and antiquary LBT ID: WiJerda1869 VIAF ID: 45084893 LOC ID: n88125011	B/BAP: 1782-04-16 DIED: 1869-07-11
SOURCES: DNB; Prance, Companion to Charles Lamb (1983); Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Scottish journalist who for decades edited the Literary Gazette; he was author of Autobiography (1853) and Men I have Known (1866).
WRITINGS IN THE ARCHIVE: “Mr. Hogg and the Edinburgh Review” in Literary Gazette (18 November 1820) 746 “Lady Byron's Letter” in The Times (25 March 1830) “Life of Lord Byron. By John Galt” in Literary Gazette (28 August 1830) 553-56 The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53)