NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Knowles, John, 1781-1841 NRA: Knowles John (1781-1841) Author and Civil Servant DNB: Knowles, John (1781–1841), naval surveyor and biographer LBT ID: JoKnowl1841 VIAF ID: 8562675 LOC ID: n82145690 | B/BAP: 1781-03-24 DIED: 1841-07-21 |
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File | |
He was a naval surveyor and friend of John Bonnycastle through whom he met Henry Fuseli,
whose biography he would write. He was an original member of the Athenaeum Club. | |