Edgeworth, Richard Lovell, an Irish landlord, father of Maria Edgeworth, with a genius for mechanics, in which he displayed a remarkable talent for invention; was member of the last Irish Parliament; educated his son in accordance with the notions of Rousseau; wrote some works on mechanical subjects in collaboration with his daughter (1744‒1817).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Edgeworth, Maria * Edict of Nantes