George Mason (1735 – 1806) was an English writer and book collector.
Life
Mason was born in 1735 as the eldest son of John Mason (d. 1750), distiller, of Deptford Bridge. Later in life, having inherited ample means, he was enabled to collect some of the scarcest books in Greek, Latin, and English literature.
His main works are An Essay on Design in Gardening (1768) and A Supplement to Johnson's English Dictionary (1801).
Mason died unmarried at Aldenham Lodge, Hertfordshire on 4 Nov. 1806.
Bibliograohy
- An essay on design in gardening, 1795
- A supplement to Johnson's English dictionary, 1803
- The life of Richard Earl Howe, 1803
- Poems by Thomas Hoccleve, never before printed, 1796
References
- Sambrook, James (2004). "Mason, George (1735–1806)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18271. Retrieved 2020-12-29. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Goodwin, Gordon (1893). "Mason, George (1735-1806)" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- "George Mason (Mason, George, 1735-1806) | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
Further reading
- "Mason, George (1735-1806)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.