Highgate Cemetery
London, England
A Victorian cemetery in north London, famous for its Gothic architecture and notable burials including Karl Marx and George Eliot.
Memorials
Harry Osborn Cureton
1785–1858 (age 73)
Highgate Cemetery
Michael Prendergast
1795–1859 (age 64)
Highgate Cemetery
Michael Prendergast was a lawyer who practiced during the nineteenth century.
Stephen Geary
1797–1854 (age 57)
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John Dickens
1785–1851 (age 66)
Highgate Cemetery
John Dickens was a journalist whose career spanned the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Albert Darasz
1808–1852 (age 44)
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Dora Annie Dickens
1850–1851 (age 1)
Highgate Cemetery
Dora Annie Dickens was a writer whose life was cut short in infancy.
Charles Bentley
1806–1854 (age 48)
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Charles Turner
1774–1857 (age 83)
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Charles Turner was an accomplished printmaker of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Edward Fitzgibbon
1803–1857 (age 54)
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Frank Stone
1800–1859 (age 59)
Highgate Cemetery
Frank Stone was a painter whose work enriched nineteenth-century British art.
Granville Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Radstock
1786–1857 (age 71)
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John Sadleir
1813–1856 (age 43)
Highgate Cemetery
John Sadleir was a politician who served in Parliament during the nineteenth century.
Isaac Robert Cruikshank
1789–1856 (age 67)
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John Beecham
1787–1856 (age 69)
Highgate Cemetery
John Beecham was a nineteenth-century resident of London.
John Farey, Jr.
1791–1851 (age 60)
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John Landseer
1769–1852 (age 83)
Highgate Cemetery
John Landseer was an accomplished English printmaker of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Joshua Milne
1776–1851 (age 75)
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Joshua Milne was a mathematician whose actuarial tables became a foundation for nineteenth-century life assurance.
Loftus William Otway
1775–1854 (age 79)
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Loftus William Otway was a British military officer with a career spanning the Napoleonic era.
Maxim Gauci
1774–1854 (age 80)
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Maxim Gauci was a painter-lithographer celebrated for his natural history illustrations.
Richard Cromwell Carpenter
1812–1855 (age 43)
Highgate Cemetery
Richard Cromwell Carpenter was a Victorian-era architect whose career, though brief, left a notable mark on English desi...
Richard Garnett
1789–1850 (age 61)
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Richard Garnett was a librarian who preserved rare collections for future generations.
Samuel Freeman
1773–1857 (age 84)
Highgate Cemetery
Samuel Freeman was a respected English engraver whose career spanned the late 18th and mid-19th centuries.
Thomas Edwards
1779–1858 (age 79)
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Thomas Edwards was a lexicographer committed to clarity and careful scholarship.
Thomas Hudson Turner
1815–1852 (age 37)
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Thomas Hudson Turner was an early Victorian archaeologist who advanced the study of Britain's historical heritage.
Thomas Kibble Hervey
1799–1859 (age 60)
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Thomas Kibble Hervey was a poet and critic known for his cultivated verse and fair-minded reviews.
Thomas Woolley
1809–1858 (age 49)
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Thomas Woolley was a 19th-century English businessman active during the Industrial Revolution.
William Bald
1789–1857 (age 68)
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William Bald was an engineer whose surveys and roads shaped the nineteenth-century landscape.
William Haseldine Pepys
1775–1856 (age 81)
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William Haseldine Pepys was an English chemist who contributed to the development of chemical science.
William Henry Ashurst
1792–1855 (age 63)
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William Henry Ashurst was a lawyer devoted to defending civil liberties.
William Lillywhite
1792–1854 (age 62)
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William Lillywhite was an English cricketer who played during the formative years of organized cricket.
Henry Room
1802–1850 (age 48)
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Henry Room was a painter celebrated for dignified portraits and narrative scenes.
Joseph Haydn
1788–1856 (age 68)
Highgate Cemetery
Joseph Haydn was an English writer active during the 19th century.
Benjamin Wyon
1802–1858 (age 56)
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Sculptor Benjamin Wyon dignified British institutions with medallic art and public monuments.
Frederick Mackenzie
1787–1854 (age 67)
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Skilled draftsperson active in early 19th-century London.
Mary Warner
1804–1854 (age 50)
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Actor Mary Warner inspired audiences and younger performers with nuanced characterizations and generous mentorship.
Samuel Noble
1779–1853 (age 74)
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Dedicated priest who served his congregation throughout the early 19th century.
William Sewell
1781–1853 (age 72)
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Veterinarian William Sewell advanced animal care with compassionate practice and practical scholarship.
James Wadmore
1782–1853 (age 71)
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Accomplished art collector who contributed to the cultural life of early 19th-century England.
Gesualdo Lanza
1779–1859 (age 80)
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Composer Gesualdo Lanza nurtured London’s musical culture through elegant works and dedicated teaching.
George Darnell
1799–1857 (age 58)
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Dedicated schoolmaster who contributed to education in early 19th-century England.
John Gibbons
1777–1851 (age 74)
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Industrialist John Gibbons promoted economic growth with thoughtful leadership and community concern.
Alfred Edward Chalon
1780–1860 (age 80)
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Painter Alfred Edward Chalon gained acclaim for his elegant and expressive portraiture.
Brodie McGhie Willcox
1784–1862 (age 78)
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Brodie McGhie Willcox (1784–1862) was a nineteenth-century businessperson of considerable success and standing.
Charles Fellows
1799–1860 (age 61)
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Writer Charles Fellows was known for his thoughtful and scholarly writings.
William Henry Hunt
1790–1864 (age 74)
Highgate Cemetery
William Henry Hunt (1790–1864) was a distinguished British artist whose work contributed significantly to nineteenth-c...
Henry Crabb Robinson
1775–1867 (age 92)
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Writer Henry Crabb Robinson chronicled the cultural life of his era with clarity and candor.
Samuel Pickworth Woodward
1821–1865 (age 44)
Highgate Cemetery
Samuel Pickworth Woodward (1821–1865) was a geologist whose scientific work contributed to the advancement of earth sc...
Antoine Claudet
1797–1867 (age 70)
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Photographer Antoine Claudet was a pioneer in early photographic techniques and practice.
James South
1785–1867 (age 82)
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James South (1785–1867) was a distinguished astronomer whose observations advanced the science of astronomy during the...
Edward Buckton Lamb
1806–1869 (age 63)
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Architect Edward Buckton Lamb was noted for his imaginative contributions to Gothic revival architecture.