Events noted in 1788

1788

Died: Aliamet, James engraver

Died: Ambrogi, Antoine Marie scholar

Died: Anderson, James writer

Publication: “Experiences de Gambais sur les bles noirs ou caries,” by Averdy, Clement Charles De L' statesman

Publication: “Prophet,” by Bentley, Richard was a man of various and considerable accomplishments (?–1782)

Publication: “Collection de tous les voyages faits autour de monde,” by Berenger, John Peter writer

Died: Betti, Zachary poet

Publication: “Idées sur la Meteorologie” by Black, Joseph one of the most eminent chemical philosophers of the last century

Died: Bowle, John scholar

Publication: “Marian,” by Brooke, Frances whose maiden name was Moore

Publication: “A catalogue of its fish.” by Browne, Patrick naturalist

Publication: “Plautus,” by Brunck, Richard Francis Frederick critic

Died: Burgh, James writer

Publication: “De la Musique considereé en elle meme, et dans ses rapports avec la parole, les langues, la poesie, et la theatre,” by Chabanon, De writer

Publication: “Voyage dans les trois royaumes d‘Angleterre, d’Ecosse, et d'Irlande:” by Chantreau, Peter Nicholas writer

Publication: “Analytical Review” by Christie, Thomas writer

Publication: “Institutes,” by Coke, Sir Edward lord chief-justice of England

Publication: “Ode on the Superstitions,” by Collinson, Peter botanist

Publication: “Reflexions sur le commerce des bk-s,” by Condorcet, John Antony Nicolas Caritat Mapquis De mathematician

Publication: “A Letter to Arthur Young, esq. on the bill then depending in parliament to prevent the Exportation of Wool,” by Day, Thomas writer

Died: Desault, Peter Joseph surgeon

Publication: “Ars bene valendi,” by Desbillons, Francis Joseph Terrasse poet

Born: Du Paty at first advocate-general

Publication: “Letters on Italy,” by Du Paty at first advocate-general

Publication: “The Elements of Medical Jurisprudence; to which are added, directions for preserving the Public Health,” by Farr, Samuel physician

Publication: “Wales’s Remarks on Forster’s Account,” by Forster, John Reinhold naturalist (?–1798)

Publication: “Analyse chimique de l‘eau sulphureuse d’Enghein, pour servir a l'histoire des eaux sulphureuse en general,” by Fourcroy, Anthony Francis an eminent French chemist

Publication: “De fructibus et sem'mihus plantarum,” by Gærtner, Joseph botanist

Died: Gainsborough, Thomas artist

Publication: “Caruien Seculare” by Geddes, Alexander divine

Died: Gib, Adam divine

Publication: “Analytical Review,” by Godwin, Mary a lady of very extraordinary genius

Publication: “Histoire de la Vie privee des Frangais;” by Grand, John Baptist Le was born at Amiens

Publication: “A Provincial Glossary, with a Collection of local Proverbs and popular Superstitions,” by Grose, Francis antiquary

Publication: “Rules for drawing Caricatures,” by Grose, Francis antiquary

Publication: “Dissertations on the origin, nature, and pursuits of intelligent beings, and on Divine Providence, Religion, and religious Worship,” by Holwell, John Zephaniah a learned English gentleman

Publication: “Tractatus varii Latini aCrevier, Brotier,” by Homer, Henry scholar

Publication: “Tacitus de Moribus Germanorum et de Vita Agricolje,” by Homer, Henry scholar

Publication: “Life and Voyages of captain Cook,” by Kippis, Andrew divine

Publication: “Ordination Charge,” by Kippis, Andrew divine

Died: Lever, Sir Ashton the founder of a valuable museum

Publication: “La France sous les cinq premier Valois,” by Levesque, Peter Charles writer

Publication: “Recollection of some particulars in the Life of Shenstone,” by Lyttelton, Charles third son of sir Thomas

Died: Mann I, Dominic Maria writer

Died: Mozart, John Chrysostom Wolfgang Theophilus musician

Publication: “An attempt towards an improved version, a metrical arrangement, and an explanation of the Twelve Minor Prophets,” by Newcome, William prelate

Died: Nugent, Robert-Craggs, Earl a nobleman of poetical celebrity

Publication: “A Defence of the Conduct and Writings of the rev. Arthur O'Leary, &c. written by himself, in answer to the illgrounded insinuations of the right rev. Dr. Woodward, bishop of Cloyne,” by Olearius, Godfrey the most considerable of a family of learned men of thU name

Publication: “Annals of ancient German Literature, or an account of books printed in Germany frpm the invention of the art to 1520,” by Panzer, George Wolfgang Francis bibliographer

Publication: “Humanity, or the Rights of Nature,” by Pratt, Samuel Jackson poet (1749–1814)

Publication: “Essays on the intellectual Powers of Man;” by Reid, Thomas divine

Publication: “Le Courier des Planetes,” by Reigny, Louis Abel Beffroi commonly called Cousin Jaques

Died: Rochefort, William De writer

Died: Scopoli, John Anthony naturalist

Died: Shebbeare, John writer

Died: Sheridan, Thomas by his wife Miss Macpherson

Died: Smith, Adam the celebrated author of the “Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

Publication: “Emmeline, or the Orphan of the Castle,” by Smith, Charlotte an elegant poetess

Died: Thomas, William born in 1670

Publication: “Extraits de divers auteurs Grecs a l‘usage de l’ecole militaire,” by Vauvilliers, John Francis writer

Died: Wesley, John the most celebrated of the family

Died: Zollikofer, George Joachim divine

Died: Zuccarelli, Francis artist