Henry Crabb Robinson

Henry Crabb Robinson (1775 - 1867), diarist, born at Bury St. Edmunds,

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1775 - 1867 - Diarist

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was articled to an attorney in Colchester. Between 1800 and 1805 he

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1800 - 1805

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studied at various places in Germany, and became acquainted with nearly

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all the great men of letters there, including Goethe, Schiller, Herder,

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Wieland, etc. Thereafter he became war correspondent to the Times in

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the Peninsula. On his return to London he studied for the Bar, to which

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he was called in 1813, and became leader of the Eastern Circuit. Fifteen

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years later he retired, and by virtue of his great conversational powers

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and other qualities, became a leader in society, going everywhere and

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knowing everybody worth knowing. He died unmarried, aged 91, and his

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Diary, Reminiscences and Correspondence, which stands in the forefront

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of its class, was published in 1869.

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