William Hepworth Dixon was an English historian and traveller from Manchester. He was active in organizing London's Great Exhibition of 1851.
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Carte de visite from about 1868
1872 caricature of Dixon entitled 'One farthing damages'
Caricature by Frederick Waddy
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Writers born in the 1820s 6
About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1821 to 1879 · aged 58
Written about in
8 languages
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