NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Herbert, William, 1778-1847 NRA: Herbert William (1778-1847) Dean of Manchester DNB: Herbert, William (1778-1847), classical scholar and Church of England clergyman LBT ID: WiHerbe1847 VIAF ID: 56760080 LOC ID: n87921970 | B/BAP: 1778-01-12 DIED: 1847-05-28 |
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English poet, naturalist, MP, and clergyman; he was the son of Henry Herbert, first earl
of Carnarvon and the author of Select Icelandic Poetry, translated from
the Originals (1804, 1806). | |