1760–1844 · English novelist and art collector
William Beckford
William Beckford (1760–1844) was an English novelist and art collector.
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About William Beckford
William Beckford (1760–1844) was an English novelist and art collector. He was born in London and lived at Fonthill in Wiltshire before moving to Bath, where he died. His novel Vathek was first published in 1786. He inherited wealth from Jamaican sugar plantations worked by enslaved people.
- Born
- 1760
- Died
- 1844
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