Events noted in 1803

1803

Died: Adams, John late president of the United States of America

Died: Alfieri, Victor poet

Died: Amner, Richard divine

Publication: “A description of a Patent Hot-house, which operates chiefly by the heat of the sun; and other subjects,” by Anderson, James writer

Publication: “Melanges de litterature,” by Arnaud, Francis writer

Died: Bentham, Edward canon of Christ-church

Publication: “Cours de geographic historique, ancienne et moderne de feu Ostervald,” by Berenger, John Peter writer

Died: Boehmer, George Ralph an eminent professor of botany and anatomy in the university of Wittetnberg

Died: Brunck, Richard Francis Frederick critic

Publication: “Des rapports du physique et du morale de Pnomme,” by Cabanis, Peter John George physician

Publication: “Coup d'ceil sur les revolutions et la reforme de la medicine,” by Cabanis, Peter John George physician

Died: Caraccioli, Lewis Anthony

Died: Chambers, Sir Robert for several years chief justice of the supreme court of judicature in Bengal

Publication: “Treatise on Perspective,” by Edwards, Edward the late teacher of perspective in the royal academy

Publication: “Anecdotes of Painters,” by Edwards, George naturalist

Died: Erskine, John divine

Died: Gaucher, Charles Stephen engraver

Publication: “The History of Fleshy, in Essex,” by Gough, Richard the Camden of the eighteenth century

Publication: “German Tour,” by Guibert, James Antony Hypolitus writer

Publication: “Analyse des opinions diverses sur l'origine de Plmprimerie,” by Guttenberg, John called also Gænsfleisch de Sulgeloch

Died: Harpe, John Francis De La one of the ablest French writers of the last century

Died: Hasted, Edward historian

Died: Hervey, Frederick and fourth earl of Bristol

Died: Hoole, John poet

Died: Jephson, Robert the author of some dramas and poems of considerable merit

Died: Klopstock, Frederic Theophilus poet

Publication: “An Inquiry into the System of Military Defence of Great Britain,” by Macdiarmid, John writer

Publication: “Annalesde I'lmpriuierie des Aides ou Histoire des trois Manuce,” by Manutius, Paul was born at Venice in 1512 (?–1574)

Died: Millar, John professor of law in the university of Glasgow

Publication: “The Works of the right hon. lady M. W. M. including her correspondence, poems, and essays, published by permission (of the Earl of Bute) from her genuine papers,” by Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley an English lady of distinguished talent

Publication: “Anecdotes” by Pegge, Samuel was born in 1731

Publication: “John and Dame or, The Loyal Cottagers,” by Pratt, Samuel Jackson poet (1749–1814)

Died: Ricard, Dominic writer

Publication: “Descriptions and figures of two hundred Fishes collected on the coast of Coromandel,” by Russel, Alexander physician

Publication: “Six more Letters, &c. by Gregory Blunt, esq.” by Sharp, Granville eminent as a Christian

Died: Swinburne, Henry traveller

Died: Throsby, John writer

Died: Tiedemann, Dieterich philosopher

Died: Topham, John antiquary

Publication: “Britannicus to Bonaparte, an heroic epistle, with notes,” by Tresham, Henry artist

Died: Van Swieten, Gerard one of the most celebrated physicians of the last century

Publication: “Cnarge to the Clergy of Landaff.” by Watson, Richard prelate