Gilbert Abbott À Beckett

(1811-1856)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: À Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, 1811-1856 NRA: Beckett, Gilbert Abbott A (1811-1856) comic writer DNB: À Beckett, Gilbert Abbott (1811–1856), comic writer and police magistrate LBT ID: GiABeck1856 VIAF ID: 72544739 LOC ID: n80057194	B/BAP: 1811-02-17 DIED: 1856-08-30
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English comic writer educated at Westminster School; he was a journalist, playwright, and writer for Punch who pursued a legal career after being called to the Bar in 1841.
REFERENCES TO Gilbert Abbott À Beckett: Charles Knight, Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century: with a Prelude of Early Reminiscences 3 vols (London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-1865) Chapter XII Found 1: ¶ 22