From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Overview of the events of 1723 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1723 .
Events
New books
Fiction
Drama
Poetry
Non-fiction
Births
January 21 (or
June 21 ) –
Baron d'Holbach , German-born French philosopher and encyclopedist (died
1789 )
February 23 –
Richard Price , Welsh-born philosopher (died
1791 )
February 24 –
John Burgoyne , English soldier and dramatist (died
1792 )
June 5 (baptized) –
Adam Smith , Scottish economist (died
1790 )
[12]
June 20 –
Adam Ferguson , Scottish philosopher and historian (died
1816 )
July 11 –
Jean-François Marmontel , French novelist and dramatist (died
1799 )
September 30 –
William Hutton , English local historian and poet (died
1815 )
November 8 –
John Byron , English vice-admiral and memoirist (died
1786 )
November 30 –
William Livingston , American political writer and politician (died
1790 )
December 26 –
Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm , German-born French philosopher and encyclopedist (died
1807 )
Deaths
Memorial to
Thomas d'Urfey at
St James's Church, Piccadilly
February 26 –
Thomas d'Urfey , English dramatist (born
1653 )
March 13 –
René Auguste Constantin de Renneville , French Protestant poet and historian (born
1650 )
March 15 –
Johann Christian Günther , German poet (born
1695 )
May 11 –
Jean Galbert de Campistron , French dramatist (born
1656 )
June 8 –
Isaac Chayyim Cantarini , Italian poet, physician and preacher (born
1644 )
July 28 –
Mariana Alcoforado , Portuguese nun (born
1640 )
August 21 –
Dimitrie Cantemir , Romanian author (born
1673 )
September 23 –
Jacques Basnage , French Protestant poet, linguist and preacher (born
1653 )
December 1 –
Susanna Centlivre (Susanna Carroll), English dramatist (born c. 1667–70)
December 17 –
John Trenchard , English politician and writer (born
1662 )
References
^ Ian Davidson (9 December 2010).
Voltaire: A Life . Profile Books. p. 64.
ISBN
978-1-84765-224-9 .
^ Bernard Mandeville; E. J. Hundert (1997).
The Fable of the Bees and Other Writings . Hackett Publishing. p. 10.
ISBN
0-87220-374-3 .
^ Glynn, Ian; Glynn, Jenifer (2004).
The Life and Death of Smallpox . Cambridge University Press. p.
69 .
ISBN
9780521845427 .
^
"History of the Pepys Building" . Magdalene College . Retrieved 20 March 2018 .
^
"The life of Charlotta Du Pont" . National Library of Australia . printed for A. Bettesworth. 1723. Retrieved 20 March 2018 .
^
Retrieved 19 February 2019.
^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h William J. Burling (1992).
A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737 . Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. pp. 100–103.
ISBN
978-0-8386-3451-6 .
^
Extract. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
^ Marie-Hélène Maudoux (1 January 2011).
La Double Inconstance de Marivaux (Fiche de lecture): Résumé complet et analyse détaillée de l'oeuvre (in French). Primento. p. 4.
ISBN
978-2-8062-1785-1 .
^ James Perry (1822).
A Catalog of the Curious and Extensive Library of the Late James Perry, Esq... W. Nicol. pp. 17–.
^
Wakil Ahmed (2012).
"Heyat Mamud" . In
Islam, Sirajul ; Miah, Sajahan;
Khanam, Mahfuza ; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.).
Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust,
Asiatic Society of Bangladesh .
ISBN
984-32-0576-6 .
OCLC
52727562 .
OL
30677644M . Retrieved 18 June 2024 .
^
"Adam Smith (1723–1790)" . BBC . Retrieved 20 March 2018 .