Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon (April 27, 1737 (O.S.) (May 8, 1737 (N.S.)) - January 16, 1794) was arguably the most influential historian since the time of Tacitus. His magnum opus, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, first published in 1776, is a groundbreaking work whose influence endures to this day.

External links

• Extensive Biography in 1911 Encyclopedia
• Edward Gibbon, Historian of the Roman Empire - Part 1 : The Man and his Book
• Edward Gibbon, Historian of the Roman Empire - Part 2 : A closer look at The Decline and Fall
• Tom Moran's Edward Gibbon page
• Works by Edward Gibbon at Project Gutenberg