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Christian Gottfried Hoffmann 1692-1735

The son of the educator Gottfried Hoffmann (1658–1712) attended the high school in his hometown and entered the University of Leipzig in 1711. Here he first studied the philosophical sciences, which he completed in 1714 by receiving a master’s degree in philosophy. He then concentrated on studying law, secured his living as a tutor to nobles and received his doctorate in law from the University of Halle in 1716.
Size 9 x 15 cms
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Johann Wolfgang Goethe 1749-1832

German polymath and writer, who is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a profound and wide-ranging influence on Western literary, political, and philosophical thought from the late 18th century to the present day
Size 10.5 x 13 cms
Price £28.00

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Samuel Johnson 1709-1784

Dr. Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. He was a devout Anglican. Politically, he was a committed Tory
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Size 10 x 19 cms
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Mungo Park 1771-1806 African Explorer

Scottish explorer of West Africa. After an exploration of the upper Niger River around 1796, he wrote a popular and influential travel book titled Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa in which he theorized the Niger and Congo merged to become the same river.
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Size 9 x 10 cms
Price £9.50

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Thomas Gray 1716-1771

English poet, letter-writer, classical scholar, and professor at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He is widely known for his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, published in 1751. Gray was an extremely self-critical writer who published only 13 poems in his lifetime, despite being very popular
Artist: Cook
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Size 8 x 12 cms
Price £14.00

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