George Mason (writer)

George Mason (1735 – 1806) was an English writer and book collector.[1]

Life

Mason was born in 1735 as the eldest son of John Mason (d. 1750), distiller, of Deptford Bridge.[2] Later in life, having inherited ample means, he was enabled to collect some of the scarcest books in Greek, Latin, and English literature.[2]

His main works are An Essay on Design in Gardening (1768) and A Supplement to Johnson's English Dictionary (1801).[2]

Mason died unmarried at Aldenham Lodge, Hertfordshire on 4 Nov. 1806.[2]

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[3]

References
  1. 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.)
  2. Goodwin, Gordon (1893). "Mason, George (1735-1806)" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  3. "George Mason (Mason, George, 1735-1806) | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-18.

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